hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Jamal Khashoggi Protection for Dissidents and Journalists Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9064
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Jamal Khashoggi Protection for Dissidents and Journalists Act of 2022

 
 This bill strips away sovereign immunity from a foreign state in certain legal proceedings where the plaintiff is seeking money damages for injuries or death caused by that foreign state's counter-dissident activities. (Generally, foreign states are immune from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, including state courts, except in certain situations, such as when the foreign state has waived immunity.) 
 
The bill also makes inadmissible into the United States a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has engaged in certain serious and extraterritorial counter-dissident activities on behalf of a foreign government, including actions to harass or harm journalists or activists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1010)
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Earned Relief Act

Bill: 117-hr-9065
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Student Loan Earned Relief Act

 
This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program by providing for partial loan cancellation and providing statutory authority for certain limited waiver flexibilities.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to cancel 50% of the principal and interest due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 60 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job. ED must cancel the remaining balance on these loans after the borrower makes an additional 60 monthly payments.
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for the Limited PSLF Waiver, which was carried out by ED beginning on October 6, 2021, and ending on October 31, 2022. This waiver allowed borrowers to receive credit for certain past periods of repayment on loans that would otherwise not qualify for the PSLF program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Savings Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-9066
Sponsor: Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Retirement Savings Modernization Act

 
This bill specifies that fiduciaries for employee-sponsored retirement plans are permitted to diversify a plan's investments across certain asset classes, such as digital assets, hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
BID Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9067
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Better Interoperability for Devices Act of 2022 or the BID Act of 

2022

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to report on the interoperability of medical devices, including associated standards, data, and costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Tribal COPS Act

Bill: 117-hr-9068
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Tribal Capital for Operations Promoting Safety Act or the Tribal COPS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program to award grants to Indian tribes for increasing the capabilities of law enforcement agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Military Family Nutrition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9069
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Military Family Nutrition Act of 2022 

 
This bill excludes military housing allowances from income when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

Bill: 117-hr-9070
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

 
This bill establishes within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture.
 
The museum (1) may carry out educational and liaison programs in support of its goals, and (2) shall establish specified grant and scholarship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

Bill: 117-hr-9071
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture Act

 
This bill establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture.
 
The commission shall submit reports that address
 
 
the feasibility of establishing and maintaining such a museum, 
 
the availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the museum,
 
the impact of the museum on existing American LGBTQ+ history-related museums, 
 
development of criteria for evaluating possible locations for the museum, and 
 
the feasibility of the museum becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution. 
 
 
The commission shall develop a fundraising plan that will address the support of the museum through contributions from the public. No federal funds may be obligated to carry out this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Humane Retirement Act

Bill: 117-hr-9072
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Humane Retirement Act

 
This bill requires animal care committees at certain federal agencies conducting biomedical or behavioral research to make reasonable efforts to find parties to adopt dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs that have been retired from research. Prior to euthanizing, the animal care committee must assess the temperament of any such animal to determine whether it is suitable for adoption and, if so, make reasonable efforts to arrange for an adoption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Hannah Cvancara Service Act

Bill: 117-hr-9073
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Hannah Cvancara Service Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense or military departments from excluding a person with an amputated limb from assignment to a medical personnel position if such an individual meets physical fitness and other required standards for the position.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, California, as the "Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office".

Bill: 117-hr-9074
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, California, as the "Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9667)
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9667)
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9074.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9667)
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

Bill: 117-hr-9075
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Support for Iranian Political Prisoners Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to continue providing assistance to civil society organizations in Iran that support arbitrarily detained individuals. The bill calls on Iran to immediately end human rights violations of political prisoners and persons imprisoned for exercising freedom of speech. The bill also calls on Iran to allow the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights unimpeded access to investigate alleged abuses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Tax Credit for Student Parents Act

Bill: 117-hr-9076
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 
 
Tax Credit for Student Parents Act 

 
This bill expands the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment to include education-related expenses for certain full-time students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act

Bill: 117-hr-9077
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to classify military working dogs as canine members of the Armed Forces (not as equipment) and provides for certain requirements and authorities related to the retirement, transfer, transportation, and recognition of such canine members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
PRIMED Act

Bill: 117-hr-9078
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act or the PRIMED Act

 
This bill makes certain mineral production projects and certain actions taken by the Department of Defense eligible for an expedited environmental review by including those projects within the scope of 
covered projects 
under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Community and Technical College Investment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9079
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Community and Technical College Investment Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes four grant programs, including a tuition-free community college grant program, to expand access to higher education.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to establish
 
 
a grant program to facilitate tuition-free community college for all eligible students,
 
a grant program to provide institutional capacity and wraparound service support with respect to the implementation of tuition-free community college,
 
a grant program to provide emergency aid subgrants to eligible students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, and
 
a grant program to provide technical assistance to states applying for any of these grants.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Non-Profit Hospital Tax Exemption Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-9080
Sponsor: Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 
 
Non-Profit Hospital Tax Exemption Transparency Act 

 
The bill imposes additional community benefit standards for tax-exempt hospital organizations. A hospital organization must have a board of directors drawn from the community in which it is located and must provide medical care for patients who pay their bills through public programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.
 
The organization may not limit the number of patients served at any clinical site it owns or controls and must spend specified amounts on (1) training, education, or research designed to improve patient care; (2) improvements to facilities and equipment; and (3) free or discounted care. 
 
The Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury must conduct a review of the financial assistance policies of tax-exempt hospital organizations. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must review and report on the effectiveness of the Internal Revenue Service in enforcing compliance of tax-exempt hospitals with the new community benefit standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9081
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2022

 
This bill expands eligibility for certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits to the surviving spouse and children of individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts.
 
In determining eligibility under this bill, the VA must take into account any alternative documentation regarding such service, other than the recognized guerilla rosters stored at the National Personnel Records Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9082
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2022

 
This bill allows employers to submit to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) evidence that a competency-based skills test or other employment selection process is consistent with lawful employment practices.
 
The EEOC must review each submission and determine whether the procedure is job-related and consistent with a business necessity, or provide technical assistance to the employer about potential changes that would allow the EEOC to make such a determination.
 
Such a determination may be used by the employer to satisfy the burden of proof under the disparate impact analysis with respect to a claim of an unlawful discrimination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
FAIR TARIFF Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9083
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights Act of 2022 or the FAIR TARIFF Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products (e.g., wine, spirits, and food) of European Union countries exported to the United States during specified time periods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
WATER for California Act

Bill: 117-hr-9084
Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
California
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
Public contracts and procurement
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act or the WATER for California Act

 
This bill addresses the operation of the Central Valley Project (CVP), a federal water project in California owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, and the California State Water Project (SWP), which is operated jointly with the CVP.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that Reclamation operate the CVP and SWP pursuant to a specified alternative to a proposed action in a final environmental impact statement and 2019 agency published Biological Opinions (BiOps). The bill also requires Reclamation and the Department of Commerce to submit a justification to Congress that meets certain requirements prior to requesting or completing a reinitiation of consultation that will result in new BiOps.
 
This bill also requires Reclamation to allocate water to existing agricultural water service contractors within the CVP's Sacramento River Watershed based on the water year type (e.g., dry, wet). These allocations must not affect the United States' ability or obligations to deliver water under other designated contracts. 
 
Further, the bill repeals certain eligibility requirements for water infrastructure construction funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement Project in California eligible for funding. The bill also requires that Reclamation funds made available but not used for this project in previous appropriations years be made available to the project.
 
Finally, the bill reauthorizes Reclamation's support for the construction or expansion of water storage projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Clinics Grant Program Act

Bill: 117-hr-9085
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2022-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: 

Cybersecurity Clinics Grant Program Act

 
This bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to award grants to fund university-based cybersecurity clinics at junior or community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Introduced in House