hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Corey Adams Searchlight Act

Bill: 117-hr-9590
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Corey Adams Searchlight Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a national communications network&#8212;the Green Alert communications network&#8212;to support regional and local search efforts for missing veterans.
 
The Green Alert communications network must operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network (i.e., the communications network that supports search efforts for abducted children) and any other state alert networks. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act

Bill: 117-hr-9591
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hold national hearings to review Federal Milk Marketing Orders. (USDA uses these orders to establish a minimum price for various classes of milk.) The hearings must include the review of proposals from producers and the dairy industry on the price of Class I skim milk. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Trucker Bathroom Access Act

Bill: 117-hr-9592
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Service industries
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Trucker Bathroom Access Act

 
This bill expands access to restroom facilities for certain commercial truck drivers, including drayage truck operators. 
Drayage truck operator
 means the driver of any in-use on-road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 33,000 pounds operating on or transgressing through port or intermodal rail yard property for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting cargo, including containerized, bulk, or break-bulk goods.
 
Specifically, the bill requires (1) retailers, warehouses, and other establishments to give commercial truck drivers access to existing restroom facilities when they are loading or delivering cargo; and (2) operators of ports and marine terminals to provide drayage truck operators with access to existing restrooms, additional restrooms if necessary, and parking while accessing such restrooms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Everett Alvarez, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9593
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Everett Alvarez, Jr. in recognition of his service to the nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
First Responders’ Care Expansion Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9594
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

First Responders' Care Expansion Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of first responders between the ages of 57 and 64 who do not otherwise already qualify for Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary order for fentanyl-related substances.

Bill: 117-hr-9595
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 
This bill extends until December 31, 2024, the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The temporary order expires on December 31, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
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: 2022-12-15
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: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act

Bill: 117-hr-9596
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to determine whether specified Chinese entities (1) are responsible for serious human rights abuses against Uyghurs or certain other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, and (2) meet the criteria for the imposition of certain sanctions.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Wildlife Disease Surveillance for Pandemic Prevention Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9597
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Wildlife Disease Surveillance for Pandemic Prevention Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes programs, grants, and activities to support surveillance of and response to diseases that affect wildlife (i.e., any animal that is not livestock or poultry).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9598
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to submit a report identifying goods and services from the United States that China relies upon and U.S. military procurement practices that are reliant on trade with China. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to submit a sanctions strategy that could, in response to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan (1) limit China's ability to acquire petroleum and military materiel, (2) diminish the ability of the Chinese industrial base to replenish defense articles, and (3) inhibit China's ability to evade sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Heidi’s Law

Bill: 117-hr-9599
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Heidi's Law

 
This bill revises the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone and newly identified drug substances.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must revise the guidelines to (1) expand the opiate category on the list of substances authorized for testing to include methadone, and (2) add any new drugs which may not have been previously included on such list.
 
The Department of Transportation must update its regulations containing procedures for transportation employee workplace drug and alcohol testing programs to include testing for methadone and newly identified drug substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
The Range of Light National Monument Act

Bill: 117-hr-9600
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

The Range of Light National Monument Act

 
This bill establishes the Range of Light National Monument as a unit of the National Park System in California, between Yosemite National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. The monument consists of approximately 1,427,750 acres of federal land and includes the entirety of Sierra National Forest.
 
The Department of the Interior shall
 
 
manage the public lands included in the monument area in a manner that protects and enhances the natural resources and values of the lands; and
 
prohibit the cutting, sale, harvest, or removal of timber and other vegetative material within the monument for commercial purposes or for biomass energy production.
 
 
Interior shall develop and apply an integrated visitor services plan for the monument.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Murder Victims Act

Bill: 117-hr-9601
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Justice for Murder Victims Act

 
This bill allows a prosecution to be instituted for any federal homicide offense without regard to the time that elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death of the victim. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9602
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses data collection, public education, workplace safety, and other matters related to maternal health during public health emergencies.
 
Specifically, the bill supports (1) the collection of maternal data (including racial, ethnic, and other demographic data) through surveillance systems of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and (2) research activities of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
 
Additionally, the CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make publicly available and periodically update pregnancy and postpartum data that is collected across COVID-19 surveillance systems. The data must be disaggregated by factors such as race, ethnicity, insurance status, and location.
 
The bill also requires
 
 
the CDC to educate pregnant people, their employers, and their health care providers about evidenced-based health information concerning COVID-19 and pregnancy;
 
the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop recommendations on the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 (and future) public health emergencies with a particular focus on communities of color and rural populations;
 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard to protect employees who are at risk from occupational exposure to COVID-19 that considers the risks and needs of pregnant and postpartum employees; and
 
the Government Accountability Office to report on maternal health and public health preparedness, including prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care during the COVID-19 emergency.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-9603
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

 
This bill direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make specified considerations before issuing securities regulations. Specifically, the SEC must
 
 
identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address; 
 
adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs; 
 
identify and assess available alternatives to any regulation; and 
 
ensure that any regulation is accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand. 

 
In determining the costs and benefits of a proposed regulation, the SEC must consider its impact on investors, market liquidity, small businesses, and competition. 
 
In addition, the SEC must periodically review its existing regulations to determine if they are outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome and review, modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them accordingly.
 
 Whenever it adopts or amends a major rule, the SEC must state (1) the regulation's purposes and intended consequences, (2) metrics for measuring the regulation's economic impact, (3) the assessment plan to be used to assess whether the regulation has achieved its stated purposes, and (4) any foreseeable unintended or negative consequences of the regulation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

Bill: 117-hr-9604
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

 
This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to
 
 
award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs;
 
award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with disabilities; and
 
collect data on students served by TRIO programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, including with respect to student persistence in such programs, graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and supports provided to enrolled students.
 
 
The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on how ED and TRIO program agencies identify and support students with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities.

Bill: 117-hr-9605
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 
This bill allows a securities broker or dealer to publish or distribute a research report on a proposed public offering without it being considered an offer to sell securities for purposes of registration requirements. Currently, reports regarding a proposed public offering by an emerging growth company fall under this exception.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
REGIME Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9606
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Revoking Entry Granted to Iranian Mullahs and Elites Act of 2022 or the REGIME Act of 2022

 
The bill requires the Department of State to conduct a review of certain Iranian officials and government employees, as well as their immediate family members, who currently have visas or who have applied for visas. If such individuals are determined to be ineligible for entry into the United States under specified laws, the State Department must revoke their visas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit States, local governments, or State regulatory authorities from prohibiting a natural gas consumer from connecting or reconnecting to a gas utility for natural gas service, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9607
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2022-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: 
This bill bars states, localities, or state regulatory authorities from prohibiting a natural gas consumer from connecting or reconnecting to a gas utility for natural gas service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House