hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
NCAA Accountability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3943
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

NCAA Accountability Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes due process and notice requirements for the investigations carried out by certain intercollegiate athletic associations and related organizations.
 
Specifically, the requirements apply to interstate athletic associations, conferences, or other organizations with authority over intercollegiate athletics or that administer intercollegiate athletics and that have at least 900 member institutions. Such organizations must establish and administer due process requirements for the investigation of any member institution, student athlete enrolled in such member institution, or other individual for infractions of the athletic association's bylaws or failure to meet the conditions and obligations of membership.
 
The Department of Justice must establish procedures for (1) individuals and entities to file complaints, (2) the investigation of complaints that have a substantial probability of validity, and (3) the investigation of other violations of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3944
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022 

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on aircraft (excluding helicopters).
 
Specifically, the bill requires
 
 
 flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents on aircraft;
 
the FAA to develop a standardized form and system for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes;
 
the FAA to conduct an investigation after a report is submitted about incidents of smoke or fumes if anybody on the aircraft required medical attention; and
 
 air carriers to install and operate onboard detectors and other air quality monitoring equipment situated in the air supply system to enable pilots and maintenance technicians to locate the sources of air supply contamination, including carbon monoxide.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Shareholder Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3945
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Restoring Shareholder Transparency Act of 2022 

 
This bill limits corporate shareholder proposals and revises proxy voting protocols for shareholders. Current shareholder proposal rules address who is eligible to submit shareholder proposals for a vote and the dissemination of information to voters through a proxy statement. 
 
Under the bill, a company is not required to comply with these shareholder proposal rules. Instead, a company may opt-in to these rules. 
 
The bill also revises these rules to require a shareholder hold at least 1% of the market value of the company's securities in order to submit a shareholder proposal. Under current rules, a shareholder's ability to submit a proposal depends upon the dollar amount of shares held and the length of time the shares have been held. It also revises these rules to provide that a company's allowed bases for exclusion of a proposal apply without regard to whether the proposal relates to a significant social policy issue. Under current guidance, a shareholder proposal may overcome a company's exclusion if the proposal is of social policy significance. 
 
Finally, the bill generally prohibits proxy voting advice furnished by a person who provides such advice for a fee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Intelligent Tick Study Act

Bill: 117-s-3947
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Intelligent Tick Study Act

 
This bill authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to mandate the use of larger tick sizes in the trade of the securities of emerging growth companies. Tick size is the minimum price increment of a trading instrument. Specifically, the bill authorizes the SEC to designate a tick size larger than $0.01 but not more than $0.25 for these securities. The SEC must report on the impact of potential variations in tick size for all securities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Investor Opportunities Act

Bill: 117-s-3948
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Increasing Investor Opportunities Act 

 
This bill allows a closed-end fund&#8212;a portfolio of pooled assets with a limited number of shares traded on an exchange&#8212;to increase their investments in private investment funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act

Bill: 117-s-3950
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Belarus
China
Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Estonia
Europe
Latvia
Lithuania
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military command and structure
Military operations and strategy
Poland
Russia
Trade agreements and negotiations
U.S. and foreign investments
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish and implement an initiative to increase security and economic ties with the Baltic countries (i.e., Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). The bill also requires the Department of Defense to establish and implement an initiative to deepen security cooperation with the Baltic countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1833-1834)
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
PROTECT Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3951
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2022-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: 

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act or the PROTECT Act of 

2022

 
This bill alters federal sentencing for individuals who commit certain child pornography offenses.
 
It generally requires judges to impose a sentence that is not less than the minimum period specified in the sentencing guideline range. 
 
The bill also increases certain criminal penalties for possession of child pornography.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3952
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 

2022

 
This bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to establish and maintain a new higher education data system. The center must use the system to calculate metrics related to student education, debt, and earnings. These metrics include student graduation rates, transfer rates, rates of continuation to subsequent levels of education, dropout rates, loan debt amounts, loan repayment rates, and debt-to-earnings ratios for each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs. The metrics must be disaggregated and separately provided on the basis of specified categories.
 
The system must meet requirements for minimizing privacy and security risks.
 
The bill provides for the transition from the existing Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System to the new higher education data system.
 
The Department of Education must publish the metrics on its website. Within five years, an IHE that participates in federal student-aid programs must display links on its website to these metrics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

Bill: 117-s-3953
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Affordable Loans for Any Student Act

 
This bill addresses repayment options, loan disclosures, and loan counseling for student loans.
 
The bill revises requirements concerning repayment options for student loan borrowers. For instance, the bill terminates interest capitalization and origination fees for Federal Direct Loans, provides assistance to low-income borrowers or borrowers who are delinquent on loan payments, and replaces the existing income-based repayment plans with two new plans. Under the new plans, borrowers may choose (1) a fixed repayment plan with equal monthly payments paid over a period of 10 years, or (2) an income-based repayment plan with monthly payments equal to 10% percent of their income above the poverty level. The income-based plan is capped at 20 years of payments.
 
The bill also revises requirements concerning student loan disclosures and student loan counseling for borrowers. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Education to maintain online counseling tools that provide borrowers with entrance and exit student loan counseling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3954
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 
This bill prohibits a Federal Reserve bank from offering products or services directly to an individual, maintaining an account on behalf of an individual, or issuing a central bank digital currency directly to an individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Starter-K Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3955
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Starter-K Act of 2022

 
This bill allows employers who do not provide a retirement plan to establish a starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement for plan years beginning after 2022. The bill defines 
starter 401(k) deferral-only arrangement
 as any cash or deferred arrangement that meets specified automatic deferral requirements, contribution limitations, and notice requirements. Such arrangements also allow catch-up contributions for individuals age 50 and over and exempt such employers from complying with certain participation and discrimination standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
WIPPES Act

Bill: 117-s-3956
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Cosmetics and personal care
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental education
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Pest management
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act or the WIPPES Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring entities responsible for the labeling or retail packaging of certain premoistened, nonwoven wipes (e.g., baby wipes, cleaning wipes, or personal care wipes) to label such products clearly and conspicuously with the phrase 
Do Not Flush
 and accompanying symbol as depicted under specified industry guidelines.
 
The commission is authorized to enforce this requirement.
 
Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency must award competitive grants to states, local or tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, or public-private partnerships to increase community outreach about such labels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
STREAM Act

Bill: 117-s-3957
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Coal
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land use and conservation
Mining
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act

 
This bill allows a state to set aside up to 30% of its annual grant for abandoned mine reclamation provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage, which is the release of acidic water from abandoned coal mines.

action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act

 
This bill allows a state to set aside up to 30% of its annual grant for abandoned mine reclamation provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage, which is the release of acidic water from abandoned coal mines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7268)
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7268)
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3958
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to deposit into special accounts certain interest earned on antidumping and countervailing duties collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on or after October 1, 2000. Currently, the applicable date is October 1, 2014. Amounts in special accounts are distributed to affected domestic producers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act

Bill: 117-s-3959
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of illicit drugs into the United States.
 
Current law authorizes HHS to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. Under this bill, HHS may also restrict migration and imports from a country if HHS determines that the existence of substantial illicit drug smuggling from that country poses a risk to public health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3960
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Asia
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Trade secrets and economic espionage
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 
This bill reestablishes an initiative related to China within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and outlines the goals and requirements for this initiative.
 
In 2022, DOJ ended a program named the China Initiative. This bill reestablishes and renames it the CCP Initiative to (1) counter nation-state threats to the United States; (2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions; (3) identify and prosecute individuals engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; and (4) protect U.S. critical infrastructure from foreign threats.
 
DOJ must annually brief specified congressional committees on the progress and challenges of the initiative.
 
The initiative terminates six years after enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

Bill: 117-s-3961
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act 

 
This bill allows a registered investment company to exclude from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses those incurred indirectly from investment in a business development company. Instead, such fees and expenses may be disclosed in a footnote. 
Acquired fund fees and expenses
 is a required line item on a fund's fee schedule that provides the operating expenses of the fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Quad Critical Minerals Partnership Act

Bill: 117-s-3962
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Quad Critical Minerals Partnership Act

 
This bill requires the President to establish a comprehensive strategy to address the national security threat posed by China's dominant share of the global critical minerals market by developing a more reliable and secure supply chain of critical minerals.
 
The bill also requires the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to prioritize projects that will support the strategy, including projects that will facilitate cooperation with other countries in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue on investments related to critical minerals. (The dialogue is a coalition comprised of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia.)
 
The U.S. Trade Representative must initiate multilateral discussions with other countries in the dialogue to support the strategy and facilitate cooperation on investments related to critical minerals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3963
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to collect and analyze data about brain injuries resulting from domestic and sexual violence and publish its findings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
RESPECT Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3964
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family services
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: 

Reinforcing Enhanced Support through Promoting Equity for Caregivers Act of 2022 or the RESPECT Act of 2022

 
This bill implements various changes to the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, including by expanding program eligibility to family caregivers of veterans who are in need of personal care services due to a diagnosed mental illness or history of suicidal ideation within the past three years that puts the veteran at risk of self-harm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate