hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
No Timber From Tyrants Act

Bill: 117-hr-7437
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Alliances
Belarus
Collective security
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Europe
Forests, forestry, trees
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

No Timber From Tyrants Act

 
This bill prohibits the importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus. It also directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to replace these prohibited imports with timber production on certain lands.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the President to prohibit the importation of all wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus. The President may terminate this prohibition upon certification to Congress that certain conditions have been met, including that Russia or Belarus (or both, as applicable) reached an agreement to withdraw forces in Ukraine.
 
Additionally, the bill directs Interior and USDA to authorize timber harvest in an amount sufficient to equal the volume, with respect to calendar year 2021, of imports of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus. Interior may authorize timber harvest only on public lands and USDA may authorize timber harvest only on National Forest System lands.
 
The bill generally prohibits Interior and USDA from approving a plan that reduces the allowable sale quantity of timber.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
A–PLUS Act

Bill: 117-hr-7438
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the
 
A-PLUS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise federal regulations related to market agencies owning, financing, or participating in the operation of a meat packing entity. Specifically, this bill allows market agencies to have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a packing entity if such packing entity has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7439
Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses domestic industrial base and manufacturing capabilities for specified energy-efficiency and renewable energy systems and technologies (e.g., electric transportation systems), including by establishing a program to provide financial assistance for the construction of new facilities that manufacture components of specified energy-efficiency and renewable energy systems and technologies (or to retool, retrofit, or expand such facilities).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
IRS Customer Service and Modernization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7440
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

IRS Customer Service and Modernization Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to (1) develop a written corrective action plan to improve tax return processing times, and (2) adopt measures to improve communication with the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Acute Labor Shortage Solutions Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7441
Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Acute Labor Shortage Solutions Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to exempt non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) from certain annual caps on admission upon a determination that, due to an acute labor shortage, the needs of American businesses in certain sectors cannot be met with American workers. 
 
Such exemptions shall be available from FY2022 through FY2024 and may be available for an additional fiscal year if the Department of Labor determines such an extension is warranted due to U.S. labor shortages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
H–4 Work Authorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-7442
Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

H-4 Work Authorization Act

 
This bill provides automatic employment authorization to a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) admitted into the United States as a spouse of an H-1B visa holder (a nonimmigrant worker who is in a special occupation or a fashion model). 
 
Currently, a spouse of an H-1B visa holder must apply separately to receive employment authorization. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Ending Corporate Greed Act

Bill: 117-hr-7443
Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Ending Corporate Greed Act

 
This bill imposes a tax through 2024 on certain corporations (corporations other than regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, or S corporations) that have average annual gross receipts for a three-year period of at least $500 million. The tax is 95% of what are deemed excess profits for a taxable year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Diversity and Inclusion Transparency in the Defense Industrial Base Act

Bill: 117-hr-7444
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Employee hiring
Government information and archives
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority employment
Public contracts and procurement
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Diversity and Inclusion Transparency in the Defense Industrial Base Act

 
This bill provides that the Department of Defense (DOD) must require each contractor who is awarded a major contract to submit a report on diversity and inclusion by the last day of each full fiscal year during the period of the contract. In relation to a major defense acquisition program, a
 major contract
 means each of the six largest prime, associate, or government-furnished equipment contracts that is in excess of $40 million and that is not a firm, fixed-price contract.
 
DOD must annually submit to Congress a report summarizing the diversity and inclusion reports. Such reports must be made publicly available on a DOD website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Equal Justice Under Military Law Act

Bill: 117-hr-7445
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Equal Justice Under Military Law Act

 
This bill modifies various provisions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including to establish an independent convening authority for general and special courts-martial for certain offenses (e.g., murder or manslaughter).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
REFORM Act

Bill: 117-hr-7446
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Restoring Equity For Offenses Related to Marijuana Act or the REFORM Act

 
This bill limits the maximum punishment for offenses related to the wrongful use or possession of marijuana under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and includes certain offenses related to controlled substances as
 
ones handled by Special Trial Counsel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Modernizing Aeronautical Standards Act

Bill: 117-hr-7447
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Modernizing Aeronautical Standards Act

 
This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct a study on the modernization of aeronautical standards, to be known as the 
Modernization of Aeronautical Standards and Aircraft Performance Study
. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
STAR Act

Bill: 117-hr-7448
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Spaceport Tiering for Access Resiliency Act or the STAR Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Department of Transportation (DOT), to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the resiliency of space access infrastructure to meet national security requirements.
 
DOT shall establish a tiered system for spaceports that categorizes their operation for planning, development, and expenditure of funds. 
 
DOT shall develop a plan, to be known as the 
national plan for spaceports
, for developing spaceports in the United States. DOT shall publish such plan every two years.
 
To the extent possible, the DOD shall make domestic military spaceports and spaceport facilities available for civil use. 
 
DOT, in coordination with DOD and the Department of Commerce, after providing an opportunity for public comment, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of a spaceport improvement program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act

Bill: 117-hr-7451
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act

 
This bill establishes a competitive grant program, administered by the Economic Development Administration, for national nonprofit organizations to partner with local organizations to provide specialized technical assistance, capacity building, and related services that support small businesses and business district revitalization in low-income, rural, and minority communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-04-07
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: 2022-04-07
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: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7452
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

 Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act of 2022 

 
This bill modifies standards and requirements related to individuals seeking asylum. 
 
 
The bill amends the definition of 

credible fear of persecution

 to require that such fear can be established by statements that are more probable than not. The bill also imposes certain rules relating to credible fear interviews, including requirements for recordings and interpreters.
 
If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions. 
 
 
Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
EV GRID Act

Bill: 117-hr-7453
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Electric Vehicle Grid Readiness, Improvement, and Development Act or the EV GRID Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to complete and publish a study that assesses the ability of the electric system to meet the electricity demand of electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is installed on or after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7454
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 

2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to (1) award grants to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve and expand innovative collaboration agreements between local educational agencies and IHEs to better serve Hispanic and Latino students, (2) provide technical assistance to such IHEs, and (3) contract with a third party to conduct an independent evaluation of grant activities.
 
Such grants must be used for specific activities, such as improving school-based and institutional practices to prepare students for postsecondary education and addressing nonacademic needs of students that are barriers to college enrollment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
IHS Contract Support Cost Amendment Act

Bill: 117-hr-7455
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

IHS Contract Support Cost Amendment Act

 
This bill allows tribes to receive contract support costs for activities that would otherwise be carried out by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Health and Human Services for direct operation of a program, but for which the costs are not fully covered by the amount of funds required by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7458
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet conditions related to notification and planning before terminating certain restrictions on imports and individuals entering the United States.
 
Current law authorizes HHS to restrict entries and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. HHS exercised this authority as part of its COVID-19 response, including to allow for the expulsion of undocumented migrants at the border without any asylum processing.
 
Under this bill, HHS may not terminate the restrictions for (1) at least 60 days after it notifies Congress of the end of the COVID-19 emergency, and (2) at least 30 days after it submits to Congress a plan for addressing the possible influx of migrants or imports resulting from lifting the restrictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7459
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2022-04-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Law enforcement officers
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue a strategy and implementation plan to improve the hiring and retention of individuals by ICE and CBP in rural or remote areas.
 
DHS must periodically report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the extent that the strategy and implementation plan has improved hiring and retention. After receiving each DHS report, the GAO must submit to Congress an assessment of the effectiveness of the actions described in the DHS report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Introduced in House