hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7125
Sponsor: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Stopping the Spread of Taxpayer-Funded Bioweapons Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program from engaging in certain activities related to biological threats. (The program works with foreign countries to address the risks from weapons of mass destruction, including by securing such weapons and detecting the spread of especially dangerous pathogens.)
 
Specifically, the program may not engage in (1) cooperative biological engagement; or (2) activities for facilitating the detection and reporting of diseases that could be used as an early warning detection mechanism for outbreaks, regardless of whether such diseases are caused by biological weapons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Member Financial Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-7126
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Member Financial Transparency Act

 
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to file reports on transactions in securities within 7 days after such transaction and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to make such reports public within 10 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
No OSHA Authority to Mandate Vaccines Act

Bill: 117-hr-7127
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

No OSHA Authority to Mandate Vaccines Act

 
This bill specifies that the Department of Labor may not, under its authority to regulate workplace safety and health, require the administration of any drug, vaccine, or other biological product to an employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Special Measures to Fight Modern Threats Act

Bill: 117-hr-7128
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Special Measures to Fight Modern Threats Act 

 
This bill expands the special measures available to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to combat money laundering regarding 
 
 
a jurisdiction outside of the United States; 
 
a financial institution operating outside of the United States; 
 
a class of transaction within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States; or 
 
one or more types of accounts. 
 
 
Specifically, FinCEN may prohibit or impose conditions upon the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or payable-through account by any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency without requiring, as under current law, that such account be for or on behalf of a foreign banking institution. 
 
Further, FinCEN may prohibit or impose conditions upon certain transmittals of funds to or from any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency if such transmittal of funds involves any such jurisdiction, institution, class of transaction, or type of account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the importation of crude oil from Iran.

Bill: 117-hr-7129
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 
This bill prohibits the importation of crude oil from Iran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Leandra Wai Act

Bill: 117-hr-7130
Sponsor: Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Leandra Wai Act

 
This bill provides for the conveyance and return by the Department of Defense (DOD), to the state of Hawaii, without consideration, all interest of the United States in the parcel of property known as the Makua Military Reservation located in Oahu, Hawaii. 
 
DOD shall, in collaboration with the state, conduct a study to 
 
 
map out land hazards, including unexploded ordnance and other contaminants;
 
determine an appropriate schedule, consistent with community standards, for the removal of such land hazards; and
 
provide a cost estimate for the land remediation and restoration activities required to make the reservation suitable for agriculture, residential use, and human habitation.
 
 
There is established a Makua Military Reservation Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Trust Fund to (1) make the reservation suitable for agriculture, residential use, and human habitation, including any remedial actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; and (2) carry out this bill. 
 
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state that shall govern 
 
 
the study; 
 
the conveyance; 
 
the timing, planning, methodology, and implementation for the removal of unexploded ordnance; and
 
the use of the sums appropriated to the fund. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7131
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes the Great Lakes Authority to
 
 
promote economic development and job creation; 
 
restore and protect fresh water;
 
foster innovation to strengthen and expand manufacturing;
 
 promote cleaner and more sustainable power production;
 
establish and administer funding mechanisms to finance clean energy, green infrastructure, water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, and broadband infrastructure projects in the region;
 
create a regional development plan;
 
promote affordable access to energy and broadband services in the region; 
 
provide technical assistance to entities receiving financial assistance from the authority; and
 
select a location for the National Energy Recycling and Conservation Laboratory established by this bill.
 
 
The authority must be composed of (1) a chairperson appointed by the President; and (2) one member from each of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4011-4012)
action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
CLEAR Doors Act

Bill: 117-hr-7133
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Closing Loopholes, Ending Anonymous Revolving Doors Act or the CLEAR Doors Act

 
This act requires a lobbyist who engages in special lobbying activities to file a report on those activities within 48 hours with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Special lobbying occurs when a lobbyist who was employed by an executive branch agency in the past four years engages in lobbying activity with an executive official of that agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayers DIME Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7134
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Taxpayers Don't Incur Meaningless Expenses Act of 2022 or the Taxpayers DIME Act of 

2022

 
 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for travel expenses of senior federal officials in violation of specified federal travel regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
NOPE Act

Bill: 117-hr-7135
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

No Ongoing Perks Enrichment Act or the NOPE Act

 
This bill increases to five years the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of Congress. The bill also addresses Members' salaries and travel expenses.
 
The bill withholds the salaries of Members of a congressional chamber that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2022 by April 15, 2021. Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2021, until the chamber agrees to a budget resolution or the last day of the 117th Congress, whichever is earlier.
 
The bill eliminates automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
 
The bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the official travel of a Member of Congress or other officer or employee of the legislative branch for airline accommodations that are not coach-class accommodations. This prohibition shall not apply to an individual if the use would be permitted for an employee of an agency subject to specified federal regulations for temporary duty travel allowances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
No Flights Act

Bill: 117-hr-7136
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act or the No Flights Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a session of the House on each day during a government shutdown, including weekends and legal public holidays.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for travel by a Member of Congress during any government shutdown, except for travel by a Member to the District of Columbia metropolitan area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
CLEAN Act

Bill: 117-hr-7137
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now Act or the CLEAN Act

 
This bill makes the Office of Congressional Ethics a permanent office within the House of Representatives by providing statutory authority for the office. (Under current law, the office operates under a House resolution and must be reauthorized during each Congress as a part of the House rules.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Against Compromised Internet of Things Technology Act

Bill: 117-hr-7138
Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Protecting Against Compromised Internet of Things Technology Act

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce to identify foreign persons that pose a threat to supply chain security for Internet of Things devices (i.e., any object or device that is connected to the internet and is not a laptop, cell phone, or other conventional technology device) for inclusion on the Entity List. This list identifies entities reasonably believed to be involved in, or to pose a significant risk of being or becoming involved in, activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
 
The bureau must periodically submit a list of any foreign persons identified as threats to Internet of Things device supply chains to the interagency committee that makes decisions regarding additions to, removals from, or other modifications to the Entity List. After receiving the bureau's list, the committee must vote on whether to add such foreign persons to the Entity List.
 
A company added to the Entity List through this process may not receive any federal financial assistance, and the federal government may not contract with such a company for Internet of Things devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Removing Arms from Terrorists Through Sanctions Act

Bill: 117-hr-7139
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Removing Arms from Terrorists Through Sanctions Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for a September 21, 2020, executive order imposing sanctions pertaining to Iran's activities relating to arms and related materiel, including transfers of such arms and materiel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
PROTECTS Act

Bill: 117-hr-7140
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act or the PROTECTS Act

 
This bill allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information concerning affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
College Completion Fund Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7141
Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

College Completion Fund Act of 

2022

 
This bill establishes a grant program for participating public institutions of higher education to provide student support services to increase participation, retention, and completion rates of students from low-income backgrounds, historically underrepresented students, first-generation college enrollees, parenting students, students with disabilities, and student veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
PROTECT Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7142
Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
Introduced: 2022-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2022 or the PROTECT Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) issue a final rule adding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants, and (2) revise the list of air pollution sources within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of PFAS. 
 
PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Introduced in House