hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4674
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 

 
This bill addresses network access and competition in electronic credit transactions. 
 
The bill generally prohibits credit card issuers from restricting the number of payment card networks on which an electronic credit transaction may be processed. Specifically, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must prohibit certain credit card issuers with assets of over $100 billion from restricting the number of networks on which credit card transactions may be processed to 
 
 
one network, 
 
two or more networks operated by affiliated networks or persons, or 
 
the two networks with the largest market share of credit cards issued. 
 
 
Additionally, credit card issuers are prohibited from imposing certain limitations on the routing of electronic credit transactions, such as through penalties for failure to meet a specified threshold of transactions on a particular payment card network. 
 
The board must also provide for the designation of payment card networks that pose a security risk to the United States or are owned, operated, or sponsored by a foreign state entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Early Childhood Data Systems Act

Bill: 117-s-4675
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Improving Early Childhood Data Systems Act

 
This bill provides grants to states to improve the data systems that assist families seeking child care assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4676
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022

 
This bill expressly classifies broadband internet as a 
telecommunications service
 rather than an
 information service
 for purposes of regulation by the Federal Communications Commission. (Current law treats providers of telecommunications services as common carriers and subjects them to more stringent requirements.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4677
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) two demonstration programs to increase access to mental health services provided in languages other than English at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). In carrying out the programs, HHS must give preference to FQHCs at which at least 20% of the patients are best served in a language other than English.
 
First, HHS must provide National Health Service Corps (NHSC) loan repayments to mental health care providers who agree to serve their period of obligated service in an FQHC. Additionally, HHS must provide enhanced payments to those who serve in an FQHC with non-English language needs. (The NHSC is a scholarship and student loan repayment program for eligible health care providers who agree to work in areas with a shortage of primary care, dental care, and mental health care providers.)
 
Second, HHS must award grants to FQHCs for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in a language other than English.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

Bill: 117-s-4678
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Air quality
Appropriations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Building construction
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child safety and welfare
Citizenship and naturalization
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coast guard
Computer security and identity theft
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Floods and storm protection
Health promotion and preventive care
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mexico
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

 
This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
 
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DHS for Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight, including 
 
 
the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;
 
the Management Directorate; 
 
Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness; and 
 
 the Office of the Inspector General. 
 
 
In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations, including 
 
 
 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
 
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
 
 the Transportation Security Administration, 
 
 the U.S. Coast Guard, and 
 
the U.S. Secret Service. 
 
 
The bill provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, including 
 
 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and
 
 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 
 
 
The bill provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services, including 
 
 
 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
 
 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers,
 
 the Science and Technology Directorate, and 
 
the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.
 
 
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4679
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill expands enforcement provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act, including by allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to temporarily or permanently ban any person from trading in energy markets if the person (1) violates those acts by manipulating the electricity or natural gas markets, or (2) files false information regarding those markets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Production Tax Credit Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4680
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Production Tax Credit Act of 2022

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for the domestic production of rare earth magnets manufactured in the ordinary course of a taxpayer's trade or business. The bill defines
 rare earth magnet
 as a permanent magnet comprised of (1) an alloy of neodymium, iron, and boron, which may also include praseodymium, terbium, or dysprosium; or (2) an alloy of samarium and cobalt, which may also include gadolinium or any associated host mineral of a component rare earth material.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Supreme Court Review Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4681
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Supreme Court Review Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to notify Congress of a covered Supreme Court decision and sets forth expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation related to the decision. 
 
A covered Supreme Court decision is a decision by the Supreme Court that interprets a federal statute for the first time, reinterprets a federal statute that it previously interpreted, or interprets or reinterprets the Constitution in a manner that diminishes an individual right or privilege that is or was previously protected by the Constitution. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Defense Production Oversight Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4682
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Defense Production Oversight Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes Congress to nullify the President's invocation of authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 by enacting a joint resolution disapproving of the invocation. It also outlines procedures for the consideration of the joint resolution.
 
(The Defense Production Act of 1950 confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act

Bill: 117-s-4683
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise expands a program for addressing invasive species with adverse effects on water quality, water quantity, or ecosystems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Lake Erie Water Quality Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-4684
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Lake Erie Water Quality Protection Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize implementation of dredged material management plans for federally authorized harbors in Ohio. Plans must limit open-lake disposal of dredged material and maximize its beneficial use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023

Bill: 117-s-4685
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023

 
This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including
 
 
the Department of the Treasury,
 
the Executive Office of the President,
 
the judiciary,
 
the District of Columbia, and
 
several independent agencies.
 
 
The independent agencies funded in the bill include
 
 
the Administrative Conference of the United States, 
 
the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, 
 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
 
 the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
 
 the Election Assistance Commission, 
 
 the Federal Communications Commission, 
 
 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
 
 the Federal Election Commission, 
 
 the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 
 
the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, 
 
 the Federal Trade Commission, 
 
 the General Services Administration, 
 
 the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, 
 
 the Merit Systems Protection Board, 
 
 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 
 
 the National Archives and Records Administration, 
 
 the National Credit Union Administration, 
 
 the Office of Government Ethics, 
 
 the Office of Personnel Management, 
 
 the Office of Special Counsel, 
 
 the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, 
 
the Public Buildings Reform Board, 
 
 the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
 
 the Selective Service System, 
 
 the Small Business Administration, 
 
 the U.S. Postal Service, and 
 
 the U.S. Tax Court. 
 
 
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Bill: 117-s-4686
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

 
This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies. 
 
The bill provides appropriations to Interior for
 
 
 the Bureau of Land Management,
 
 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
 
 the National Park Service,
 
 the U.S. Geological Survey,
 
 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
 
 the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
 
 the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
 
 the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
 
the Bureau of Indian Education,
 
the Office of the Special Trustee For American Indians,
 
Departmental Offices, and 
 
Department-Wide Programs.
 
 
The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service. 
 
Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for
 
 
 the Indian Health Service, 
 
 the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and 
 
 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 
 
 
The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including
 
 
 the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,
 
the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,
 
 the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation,
 
 the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
 
 the Smithsonian Institution,
 
 the National Gallery of Art,
 
 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
 
 the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
 
the National Endowment for the Arts,
 
the National Endowment for the Humanities,
 
 the Commission of Fine Arts,
 
 the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
 
 the National Capital Planning Commission,
 
 the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
 
the Presidio Trust,
 
the World War I Centennial Commission, 
 
the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, and
 
the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
 
 
The bill provides additional emergency appropriations to Interior and the Forest Service for disaster recovery and emergency response activities. 
 
Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Reproductive Freedom for All Act

Bill: 117-s-4688
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Legal fees and court costs
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: 

Reproductive Freedom for All Act

 
This bill establishes a general right of all persons to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference.
 
It specifically provides statutory authority for the Supreme Court's prior holdings in 
Roe v. Wade
 and
 Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
. In 
Roe
, the Court held that the Constitution protects a woman's decision to terminate her pregnancy. In
 Casey
, the Court reaffirmed this holding and additionally held that state abortion regulations may not place a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion before fetal viability (i.e., an undue burden). However, a state may (1) restrict abortions after viability, except when a pregnancy endangers the life or health of the woman; and (2) enact regulations to further the health or safety of a woman seeking an abortion, except for unnecessary health regulations that present a substantial obstacle to a woman seeking an abortion.
 
Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Court's holdings in 
Griswold v. Connecticut
 (the right of married couples to obtain contraception), 
Eisenstadt v. Baird
 (the right of single persons to obtain contraception), 
Carey v. Population Services International
 (the right of minors to obtain contraception), and 
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
 (that certain state restrictions on abortion facilities and providers created an undue burden).
 
The bill allows the Department of Justice or any person adversely affected by a state law that violates this bill to seek injunctive relief. It also specifies that the bill does not affect laws regarding conscience protection. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3806-3808)
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
ACCESS Rural America Act

Bill: 117-s-4689
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2022-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: 

Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act or the ACCESS Rural America Act 

 
This bill increases the shareholder registration threshold for issuers receiving support through federal universal service support mechanisms, which provide communication services to underserved areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Fire Station Construction Grants Act

Bill: 117-s-4690
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Building construction
Buy American requirements
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Housing industry and standards
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: 

Fire Station Construction Grants Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to modify, upgrade, and construct fire and emergency medical services (EMS) department facilities.
 
Grant recipients may use funds to
 
 
build, rebuild, or renovate fire and EMS department facilities;
 
upgrade existing facilities to install exhaust emission control systems, install backup power systems, upgrade or replace environmental control systems (such as HVAC systems), remove or remediate mold, and construct or modify living quarters for use by male and female personnel; and
 
upgrade fire and EMS stations or build new stations. 
 
 Grant recipients must meet one of the two most recently published editions of relevant codes and standards, especially codes and standards that (1) require up-to-date hazard resistant and safety provisions, and (2) are relevant for protecting firefighter health and safety. 
The bill sets forth provisions regarding (1) grant fund allocations between career and volunteer fire and EMS departments, (2) overtime, and (3) prevailing rate of wage and a requirement for using materials produced domestically for public contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Volunteer Driver Tax Parity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4691
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: 

Volunteer Driver Tax Parity Act of 2022

 
This bill increases the rate of the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to equal the standard business rate (i.e., 58.5 cents per mile in the first half of 2022, then 62.5 cents per mile for the rest of that year) for taxable years beginning after 2021 and before 2024. It then provides for a permanent 24 cents per mile rate, adjusted annually for inflation, for taxable years beginning after 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4692
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: 

WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 202

2

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make available online certain information about solicitations for infant formula bids under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
 
Under current law, state agencies must control infant formula costs in the WIC program through competitive bidding for infant formula rebate contracts. The bill requires state WIC agencies to provide USDA with a description of open solicitations for these competitive bids that includes the title of the solicitation, the state agency administering the solicitation, and other relevant information for the USDA to publish online.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate