hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Post-9/11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act

Bill: 117-hr-8660
Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Post-9/11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to collaborate with the Small Business Administration to implement a pilot program to provide financial assistance (in lieu of educational assistance) to eligible individuals under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for the purpose of (1) establishing and operating a new qualified business enterprise, or (2) operating an existing qualified business enterprise. Eligible individuals are those who (1) are entitled to 36 months of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, (2) are not in bankruptcy proceedings at the time of application, and (3) meet credit score requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Guaranteeing Unemployment Assistance and Reducing Deception Act

Bill: 117-hr-8661
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Guaranteeing Unemployment Assistance and Reducing Deception Act or the GUARD Act

 
This bill addresses state unemployment insurance programs. Among other provisions, the bill directs the Department of Labor to establish new program performance standards (including measures that address equity and assistance in fraud recovery) and award performance bonuses to states for their excellent performance or substantial improvement with respect to these performance standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Military Data Privacy Act

Bill: 117-hr-8662
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Military Data Privacy Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit an unclassified report identifying certain defense entities that were, or are currently, obtaining in exchange for anything of value specified personal records of individuals (e.g., location data generated by phones likely to be located in the United States) and retaining or using such records without a court order. The report must be made available to the public on a DOD website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Special Operations Oversight and Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-8663
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Special Operations Oversight and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to submit a report on the processes that it uses to assess, monitor, and evaluate programs and activities related to the support of special operations to combat terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Atrocity Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-8664
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Atrocity Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to review risks related to its provision of security assistance to certain countries identified as being at high or medium risk for atrocities.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act

Bill: 117-hr-8665
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act

 
This bill removes gendered pronouns from the United States Code pertaining to the responsibilities of the Archivist and other senior officials at NARA.

action_date: 2022-12-14
text: 

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act

 
This bill removes gendered pronouns from the United States Code pertaining to the responsibilities of the Archivist and other senior officials at NARA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789. (consideration: CR H9803-9810; text: CR H9805)
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1518, proceedings on H.R. 8665 are considered vacated.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8665.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9658-9659; text: CR H9658)
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8666
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 

2022

 
This bill requires congressional approval for a presidential import adjustment due to a national security threat from an import related to military equipment, energy resources, or critical infrastructure essential to national security. Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a proposal to Congress, which Congress may approve by a joint resolution. Under current law, the President determines whether any adjustment of an import is necessary and must submit to Congress the reasons for any action taken or not taken. 
 
The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of Commerce) must investigate the effect of these imports on national security.
 
The bill retroactively applies to any proposed action made four years before enactment of this bill. In general, any rate of duty modification occurring in the time period beginning six years before and ending the day before enactment of this bill must revert to the previous rate unless it receives congressional approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.

Bill: 117-hr-8667
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 
This bill authorizes and provides funding for lump-sum catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund to 9/11 victims, 9/11 spouses, and 9/11 dependents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act

Bill: 117-hr-8668
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act

 
This bill makes permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs authority to guarantee a loan for a veteran's purchase of stock or membership in a cooperative housing corporation for the purpose of entitling the veteran to occupy a single family residential unit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Community Mentors for Moms Act

Bill: 117-hr-8669
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Family planning and birth control
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Mental health
Performance measurement
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Community Mentors for Moms Act

 
This bill requires the Health Resources & Services Administration to make grants for demonstration projects that provide community-based maternal mentoring, which may include dedicated individual mentors and networks of peer and community support groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Securing American Classrooms Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8670
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Securing American Classrooms Act of 2022

 
This bill makes certain funds available to the Department of Justice for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program. It requires a portion of these grants to be made to grant recipients that (1) certify they will use such funds to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems for school resource officers, and (2) will hire at least one veteran as a school resource officer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
RECOVER Act

Bill: 117-hr-8671
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery Act or the RECOVER Act

 
This bill directs local educational agencies to use certain federal COVID-19 relief funds to address student learning loss by distributing direct financial assistance (i.e., Child Opportunity Scholarships) to the parent or guardian of an eligible student for certain qualified educational expenses (e.g., educational materials, tutoring, or private school tuition). 
Eligible student
 refers to a child who is a member of a household with an income that is not more than 300% of the federal poverty level.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8672
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022 

 
This bill establishes a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for certain criminal offenses committed by victims of human trafficking that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim.
 
It defines the offenses eligible to be vacated or expunged and sets forth procedures for filing a motion.
 
The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the impact of this process, including the number of human trafficking survivors who file motions to vacate convictions or expunge records. 
 
The bill permits certain grants for legal representation to be used to seek post-conviction relief.
 
Finally, the bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that certain offenses were induced by duress if the defendant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that he or she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
NEST Act

Bill: 117-hr-8673
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act 

 
This bill establishes scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for students and educators who commit to teaching in Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools or other specified schools serving Indian students. 
 
The bill establishes three scholarship programs: (1) the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees, (2) the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and (3) the Indian Educator Graduate Fellowship Program for Indian students seeking graduate degrees. Recipients of the scholarships must commit to working for a BIE school, a tribal early childhood education program, or other specified schools or agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded. 
 
The bill also establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Indians who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Indian students.
 
The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs. 
 
The bill authorizes professional development grants for Native-serving elementary and secondary schools. It also establishes the Native American Language Teacher Training Program to provide grants for institutions of higher education to develop training programs for Native American immersion and language teachers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy Jobs Act

Bill: 117-hr-8674
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Renewable Energy Jobs Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to certain eligible entities (i.e., renewable energy and energy efficiency employers and workforce development boards as primary entities and institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and labor organizations as secondary entities) to train individuals for careers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
RAISE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8675
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 
 
Rewarding American Investments to Support Employees Act of 2022 or the RAISE Act of 2022 

 
This bill allows employers a tax credit for 10% of the excess of the aggregate amount of wages paid to specified employees (i.e., continuously-employed employees whose earned wages do not exceed $75,000 in a calendar year) in a taxable year, over the aggregate amount of wages paid to such employees during the immediately preceding calendar year. The amount of such credit may not exceed $500,000 for any employer in any taxable year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8676
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill provides support for restoring the Salton Sea in California. 
 
Specifically, the Bureau of Reclamation must establish a program to provide for water quality improvements, dust mitigation, and environmental restoration at the Salton Sea. The Department of the Interior must, in coordination with efforts by California, engage in activities to improve dust control and habitat conservation. 
 
Interior must also establish a Salton Sea Council to coordinate and expedite various Salton Sea projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
IMPROVE Nursing Homes Act

Bill: 117-hr-8677
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Infrastructure Modernization Project Related to the OVerall Enhancement of Nursing Homes Act or the IMPROVE Nursing Homes Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a grant program to support the conversion of traditional nursing facilities to small-house nursing facilities (i.e., facilities that offer private rooms for up to 12 residents in separate buildings or areas). Grant funds may be used to convert facilities but not for facility operation; grant recipients must agree to provide person-centered care that supports certain resident flexibilities and to operate such facilities for at least 20 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
American Energy is Global Security Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8678
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

American Energy is Global Security Act of 2022

 
This bill makes a state ineligible for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants if the state prohibits hydraulic fracturing (a type of process used to extract underground energy resources).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
PLAN for Broadband Act

Bill: 117-hr-8679
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2022-08-05 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: 

Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act or the PLAN for Broadband Act

 
This bill directs the President to develop and implement a national strategy to improve the coordination and management of federally supported programs for expanding access to and adoption of broadband internet. The President must coordinate with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the strategy's implementation.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study the effectiveness of the strategy and its implementation and make recommendations for improvement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-08-05
text: Introduced in House