hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
PFAS Firefighter Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-4076
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2022-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: 

PFAS Firefighter Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits, under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the manufacture, import, processing, or distribution in commerce of any aqueous film forming foam for use in training and firefighting that contains a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
 
No later than October 5, 2024, the bill also requires the prohibition of the use of fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam at airports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
INVEST in Our Communities Act

Bill: 117-s-4077
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Marketing and advertising
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Natural disasters
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Rural conditions and development
Temporary and part-time employment
Travel and tourism
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: 

Increasing our Nation's Value through Economic Support and Tourism in Our Communities Act or the INVEST in Our Communities Act

 
This bill modifies and expands the Economic Development Administration's (EDA) public works and economic development programs. For example, the bill (1) establishes grants to support the outdoor recreation, travel, tourism, hospitality, and special event industries; and (2) establishes within the EDA the Office of Rural and Native American Economic Development to develop rural and tribal economic development strategies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Lowering FUEL Costs Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4078
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: 

Lowering Federal Usage of Energy to Lessen Costs Act of 2022 or the Lowering FUEL Costs Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, the General Services Administration, and the Council on Environmental Quality to develop and publicly release short-term and long-term strategies to reduce the cost of transportation fuels for U.S. consumers through federal conservation.
 
The short-term strategies must be implemented within three months of their public release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4079
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Belarus
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Currency
Europe
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: 

Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from engaging in any transaction involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) held by Russia or Belarus.
 
The SDR is an international reserve asset maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) based on contributions from IMF member countries. SDRs may be exchanged between member countries and may also be exchanged for currencies.
 
Treasury must also (1) vigorously advocate for IMF member countries to prohibit transactions involving the exchange of SDRs held by Russia or Belarus, and (2) direct U.S. representatives to the IMF to oppose any allocation of SDRs to Russia or Belarus. 
 
The bill's provisions shall be in effect until the earlier of (1) five years after this bill's enactment, (2) 30 days after the President reports to Congress that the governments of Russia and Belarus have ceased aggression directed at undermining Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, or (3) the date on which the President reports to Congress that termination of the provisions is in the national interest of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Healthy H2O Act

Bill: 117-s-4081
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act or the Healthy H2O Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a clean drinking water program to provide grants for water quality testing and for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of use and point-of-entry water filtration systems that remove or significantly reduce contaminants in drinking water. Grants may be given to end users (such as homeowners), nonprofit organizations, and government entities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of funds to provide emergency assistance at the southern border of the United States resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4082
Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from obligating or expending any amounts to provide emergency assistance in response to an emergency at the southern border directly resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits such emergency assistance in response to the repeal of
 
 
the order issued on August 2, 2021, titled
 Public Health Reassessment and Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists
;
 
the order issued on April 1, 2022, titled
 Public Health Determination and Order Regarding Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists
; and
 
an order relating to the same public health concerns as the listed orders. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4083
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies requirements related to the mining of hardrock minerals on federal land. For example, the bill 
 
 
prohibits the United States from issuing a patent for any mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site unless a patent application was filed with the Department of the Interior by September 30, 1994;
 
subjects production of all locatable minerals from any mining claim to a reasonable royalty established by Interior;
 
requires an exploration permit and mining operations permit for non-casual mining operations;
 
establishes the Hardrock Minerals Reclamation Fund for responding to hazardous substance releases on abandoned hardrock mine land;
 
requires consultation with Indian tribes prior to the undertaking or issuing of a permit for mineral activity that has tribal implications; and
 
establishes civil penalties for violation of surface management or operation requirements and related regulations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Leveraging our National Laboratories to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4084
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Leveraging our National Laboratories to Develop Tomorrow's Technology Leaders Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to award grants to maintain a lab-embedded entrepreneurship program that provides entrepreneurial fellows with access to National Laboratory research facilities, expertise, and mentorship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
PROVE Act

Bill: 117-s-4085
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Pre-Registration Of Voters Everywhere Act or the PROVE Act

 
This bill requires each state to implement a preregistration process under which individuals age 16 or older may apply to register to vote in federal elections. Further, states must ensure that eligible preregistered individuals are registered to vote in federal elections held on or after the date the individual turns age 18.
 
The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act

Bill: 117-s-4086
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act

 
This bill permits an employer to use a retirement plan's assets for incidental expenses that are solely for the benefit of the plan's participants and their beneficiaries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
INFORM Act

Bill: 117-s-4087
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Information Needed for Financial Options Risk Mitigation or the INFORM Act

 
This bill requires pension plan sponsors to provide certain information to participants and beneficiaries when the sponsor makes an offer to pay the plan's lifetime annuity as a lump sum. This includes the relative value of the lump sum option compared to the single life annuity and the qualified joint and survivor annuity, as well as the general tax rules for accepting such lump sum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
PAUSE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4088
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Protecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry from COVID-19 Act of 2022 or the PAUSE Act of 2022

 
This bill maintains immigration restrictions put in place under public health emergency authorities to prevent the introduction of COVID-19 from foreign countries.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from rescinding or reducing the stringency of the restrictions. It also prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from stopping or reducing enforcement of the restrictions. These prohibitions remain in effect until (1) federal and state COVID-19 emergency orders are lifted, and (2) the risk of introducing COVID-19 in or from Canada and Mexico is minimal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4090
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: 

Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022

 
This bill imposes various requirements on dietary supplements, including by requiring the person (an individual or entity) responsible for introducing a supplement into interstate commerce to register the supplement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 
 
Under this bill, the responsible person must register with the FDA specified information about each dietary supplement to be offered for sale, including (1) a list of all ingredients required by regulation to appear on the label; (2) the conditions of use; (3) any warnings and precautions; (4) certain claims characterizing the relationship between certain nutrients in the supplement and a disease or a health-related condition; (5) the responsible person's contact information; and (6) the locations where the supplement is manufactured, packaged, labeled, or held. 
 
For a supplement that is offered for sale on the date that is 18 months after this bill's enactment (the effective date), the responsible person must submit the required information to the FDA no later than 60 days after the effective date. A supplement that is not offered for sale on the effective date may not be offered for sale until the responsible person has submitted the required information. 
 
The FDA must establish a system that provides a unique identifier for each registered dietary supplement and a publicly accessible electronic database that allows a user to obtain certain information about a registered supplement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Overdose Review Team Act

Bill: 117-s-4091
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Overdose Review Team Act

 
This bill provides funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for grants that support drug overdose fatality review teams in states, Indian tribes, territories, and localities. These multidisciplinary teams track fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses that occur in the jurisdiction to identify relevant trends and patterns and recommend policies and practices for preventing and reducing drug overdoses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from maximum hours requirements.

Bill: 117-s-4092
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 
This bill expands the exemption of certain seasonal employees from the federal maximum hour requirements to include employees of outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-s-4093
Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 the authority for the provision of financial assistance to the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Alabama. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4094
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Student aid and college costs
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022

 
This bill limits executive authority to (1) suspend or defer federal student loan payments or interest accrual on such loans, and (2) cancel federal student loans.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the President or the Department of Education (ED) from suspending or deferring federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest on such loans for borrowers with annual household incomes over 400% of the federal poverty line.
 
Further, ED may only suspend or defer federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for such loans for a total of 90 days after the declaration of a national emergency by the President. ED must submit recommendations to Congress on relief necessary for recipients of student financial-aid assistance.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits the President or ED from cancelling the outstanding balances or portions of balances on student loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency.
 
Executive or regulatory action to suspend or defer federal student loan payments or to cancel federal student loans shall be subject to congressional review.
 
The bill also revises the definition of 
affected individual
 for purposes of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003 to exclude from relief under the act (1) an individual who resides or is employed in an area that is declared a disaster area in connection with a national emergency; or (2) an individual who suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a war, military operation, or national emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2191-2192)
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Transaction and Sourcing Knowledge Act

Bill: 117-s-4095
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Transaction and Sourcing Knowledge Act or the TASK Act 

 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to mandate the reporting of certain information by publicly traded companies. Specifically, companies must report on 
 
 
the sourcing and due diligence involving products imported into the United States utilizing forced labor from Xinjiang, China; 
 
transactions with companies on the Department of Commerce's trade restriction list or designated as Chinese military-industrial complex companies; and 
 
for U.S. companies with facilities in China, whether there is a Chinese Communist Party committee in the operations of the company, and a summary of that committee's activity.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Custody Act

Bill: 117-s-4096
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Custody Act

 
This bill imposes requirements and standards related to the care of aliens in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody.
 
CBP must conduct an initial health screening of each individual in custody to identify those with acute conditions and high-risk vulnerabilities and to provide appropriate healthcare. CBP must conduct the screening within 12 hours of each individual's arrival at a CBP facility, and within 6 hours for certain priority individuals such as children and individuals with disabilities. 
 
The bill imposes various requirements related to providing such screenings, such as providing interpreters, chaperones, and mental health treatment when necessary.
 
CBP must ensure detainees have access to drinking water, toilets, sanitation facilities, hygiene products, food, and shelter. The bill imposes certain standards relating to such requirements, such as the minimum amount of drinking water for each detainee and the acceptable temperature range of the shelters.
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must enter into memoranda of understanding with various government agencies to address instances when surge capacity is necessary. 
 
The DHS Office of the Inspector General must conduct unannounced inspections of ports of entry, border patrol stations, and detention facilities and report the results to Congress. The Government Accountability Office must assess CBP's management of such facilities, whether CBP and DHS processes are in compliance with this bill's requirements, and the behavior of CBP personnel in carrying out this bill.
 
DHS shall publicly release on its website, on a quarterly basis, aggregate data on complaints of sexual abuse at CBP facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Too Narrow to Succeed Act

Bill: 117-s-4097
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: 

Too Narrow to Succeed Act 

 
This bill requires federal institutional investors to report on their use of diverse-owned asset management firms. Additionally, the Department of Labor must conduct a survey of public- and private-sector pension plans regarding best practices for increasing the utilization and capacity of diverse-owned asset management firms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate