hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-132
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2021
 
This bill establishes a new early release option for certain federal prisoners. 
 
Specifically, the Bureau of Prisons must release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her sentence if such offender has attained age 45, has never been convicted of a crime of violence, and has not received any institutional disciplinary violations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
David’s Law

Bill: 117-hr-133
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Department of the Treasury
Firearms and explosives
Fires
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Hate crimes
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021 or David&rsquo;s Law

 
This bill adds hate crime offenses and penalties to the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits interference with federally protected activities. Current law already prohibits and penalizes similar offenses under the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits hate crime offenses. 
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes state and local grants to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles. It also authorizes the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice to hire additional personnel to prevent and respond to alleged criminal civil rights offenses involving interference with federally protected activities.
 
Finally, the bill directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study whether it is appropriate to provide a sentencing enhancement for adult defendants who recruit minors to commit hate crime offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-134
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government information and archives
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
State and local courts
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2021

 
 This bill prohibits a state where the congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires the state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
 
The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-135
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report to Congress on the number of firearm transfers where (1) a licensed gun dealer submits a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS fails to respond within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completes the transfer.
 
The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Breath of Fresh Air Act

Bill: 117-hr-136
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Nursing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Breath of Fresh Air Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program for local educational agencies to purchase, and train school personnel to use, nebulizers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-137
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 

2021

 
This bill authorizes FY2022 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to (1) increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2) promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
FIRST State and Local Law Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-hr-138
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Performance measurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Federal Information Resource to Strengthen Ties with State and Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021 or the FIRST State and Local Law Enforcement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security's Office for State and Local Law Enforcement to report annually on its activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-139
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Elementary and secondary education
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Music
Sound recording
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2021

 This bill establishes a National Jazz Preservation Program and a National Jazz Appreciation Program, to be carried out by the Smithsonian Institution through the National Museum of American History, to (1) preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz, and (2) further the appreciation of jazz music throughout the nation. 
 The Smithsonian Institution shall (1) record interviews with leading jazz artists; (2) acquire, preserve, and interpret jazz artifacts; (3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation Month; (4) establish collaborative agreements for the sharing of such artifacts; and (5) encourage, consult with, and engage in capacity building with community-based and regional organizations with the potential to establish jazz archival collections. 
 
The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow the use of certain funds for programs to promote jazz education, which may include (1) a Jazz Artists in the Schools program, (2) a program for the development and distribution of educational materials about jazz and teacher training on jazz education, and (3) an Ambassadors of Jazz program. 
 
 The Smithsonian Institution shall establish a series of jazz performances at Smithsonian affiliates that provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-140
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2021 

 
This bill limits birthright citizenship by redefining what it means to be 
subject to the jurisdiction
 of the United States. 
 
Currently, a person born in the United States and subject to U.S. jurisdiction is entitled to citizenship. Under the bill, a person is subject to U.S. jurisdiction if he or she is born to a parent who is (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident residing in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the Armed Forces. 
 
The bill does not affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the bill's enactment date.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
FRIENDS Act

Bill: 117-hr-141
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations or the FRIENDS Act

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report that describes select state and local programs and policies related to the preparedness and protection of first responders, which may include information on
 
 
the degree to which such programs and policies include consideration of the presence of a first responder's family in an area impacted by a terrorist attack,
 
the availability of personal protective equipment for first responders, and 
 
the availability of home Medkits for first responders and their families for biological incident response.
 
 
The GAO may provide information (1) in a format that delineates high risk urban areas from rural communities; and (2) on the degree to which the selected state and local programs and policies were developed or are being executed with funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including grants from the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative.
 
DHS shall consider the report's findings and assess its applicability for federal first responders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-142
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes additional requirements that certain hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare. Specifically, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care must have appropriate security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching. Noncompliant hospitals are subject to specified civil penalties.
 
The bill also establishes criminal penalties for knowingly altering or destroying a newborn's hospital patient records for the purpose of causing the newborn to be misidentified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
HERO Transition from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-143
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity for Veterans Transitioning from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2021 or the HERO Transition from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2021

 
 This bill allows employers a business-related tax credit for $1,000 times the number of veterans (not more than 25 in a taxable year) who begin work resulting from the efforts of a military relations manager.
 
The bill: (1) deems as a reasonable effort of an employer to employ veterans, for purposes of veteran employment and reemployment programs, the designation of an employee as a military relations manager and the use of the military skills translator database (database for assisting veterans in relating military skills, experience, and training to civilian skills, experience, and training); and (2) defines a 
military relations manager
 as an expert in the process of transitioning from being a member of the Armed Forces to being a civilian and in translating the skills, experience, and training gained in the Armed Forces to skills, experience, and training needed in the private sector. 
 
The Department of Veterans Affairs shall (1) ensure that the military skills translator database may be used by civilian employers, and (2) conduct outreach to inform civilian employers of such database.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-145
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes severability between provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) and other provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the bill provides that if the individual mandate is found to be illegal or incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-146
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: 

Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address that limit the charge for distance traveled.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House