hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
PACE Expanded Act

Bill: 117-s-3626
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Expanded Act or the PACE Expanded Act

 
This bill modifies requirements regarding Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care. 
 
The bill allows Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in a PACE program at any time and provides states with the option to allow Medicaid beneficiaries to do the same. Entities may also apply to become PACE providers at any time, upon specified assurances relating to staffing and other requirements. 
 
The bill also (1) allows the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model for expanded PACE eligibility that targets high-need and high-cost populations, and (2) requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of PACE in rural and underserved areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
DELETE Act

Bill: 117-s-3627
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange Act or the DELETE Act

 
 This bill establishes a process for the deletion of personal information held by data brokers (i.e., entities that collect or obtain personal information for commercial purposes from individuals with whom they do not have a direct relationship).
 
 First, it requires the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules requiring data brokers to (1) register with the commission, (2) provide specified contact information, and (3) disclose certain data collection practices.
 
 Second, the commission must establish a centralized system to allow individuals to make a single request for the deletion of any of their personal information held by a data broker (or an affiliated legal entity). Each data broker must delete the personal information not later than 31 days after a request is made. An individual who submits a deletion request also must be added to a do-not-track list and registered data brokers are prohibited from collecting personal information about that individual.
 
 The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the commission.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act

Bill: 117-s-3628
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act

 
This bill authorizes competitive grants to enhance services for school-aged youth with mental and behavioral health issues that can lead to poor academic performance, depression, and other negative outcomes.
 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) may award the grants to state or local educational agencies or Indian tribes. SAMHSA must ensure geographic representation, including with respect to rural areas, in the distribution of grant funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3629
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Opioid Treatment Access Act of 2022

 
This bill expands access to substance use disorder treatment by modifying the regulation of opioid treatment programs and narcotic drugs used for treatment, including with respect to a patient's unsupervised use of such drugs.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must issue regulations to further increase patients' access to unsupervised use or handling of drugs for treatment. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must study the effects of these revisions, and HHS must, as appropriate, promulgate additional regulations based on the study's findings.
 
SAMHSA must also study the impact of certain exemptions from certification requirements for opioid treatment programs that were granted as part of COVID-19 response efforts, including any additional costs or savings that resulted from the exemptions.
 
The bill also (1) allows specified types of health care providers to prescribe (subject to certain requirements) methadone that is dispensed through pharmacies for a patient's unsupervised use, and (2) provides statutory authority for a regulation that allows registered opioid treatment programs to operate mobile medication units without separately registering the unit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting Care for Dual Eligibles Act

Bill: 117-s-3630
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Supporting Care for Dual Eligibles Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funds for grants to support the provision of services to those who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes and provides funds for FY2022 for the Dual Eligible Quality Care Fund. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must use the funds for grants to state Medicaid programs to support quality integrated care for dual eligible beneficiaries, including technology improvements, staff support, and administrative services for beneficiaries.
 
The bill also requires the CMS to biennially audit state Medicaid programs with respect to improper payments; states must also submit plans for mitigating improper payments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3631
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
House Committee on Ethics
Members of Congress
Securities
Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses from owning or trading stocks, bonds, commodities, futures, or any other form of security. Each current Member must divest within 180 days after the bill is enacted and each new Member must divest within 180 days after becoming a Member. However, Members and their spouses have 5 years to divest from specified complex investment vehicles. The bill does not apply to certain investments, such as investments in widely held investment funds that are diversified and do not present a conflict of interest and investments held in government employee retirement plans. 
 
A Member or spouse who violates the bill may be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 for each violation. The bill permits a Member or spouse who is required to divest property under the bill to avoid recognizing gain for income tax purposes from the sale of that property to the extent that the Member or spouse purchases permitted bonds or diversified investment funds within 60 days of the divestiture.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
CRACK Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3632
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Cutting Rampant Access to Crack Kits Act of 2022 or the CRACK Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits community-based overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs, and other harm reduction programs from using funds made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to procure or distribute pipes or other paraphernalia that can be used to smoke, inhale, or ingest narcotics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the authorizations for the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3633
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 and otherwise modifies the Augusta Canal and Arabia Mountain National Heritage Areas. It also extends the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission for another 15 years.
 
Specifically, the bill repeals the maximum total amount that may be provided for the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and adjusts the boundary of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area to include approximately 188 acres of additional land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Providing Reports on Inflation Costs and Economic Impact Act

Bill: 117-s-3634
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Providing Reports on Inflation Costs and Economic Impact Act or the PRICE Act

 
This bill establishes a point of order that prohibits the Senate from considering legislation that provides discretionary appropriations unless a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report regarding the impact of the legislation on inflation has been submitted for publication in the Congressional Record. 
 
The CBO report must include an analysis of the impact the legislation would have on
 
 
the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, 
 
the Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, and
 
the purchasing power of consumers.
 
 
The point of order may be waived or suspended by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3635
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

 
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder following a stressful situation while on duty. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty.

action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

 
This bill extends death and disability benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to certain public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, or a trauma and stress-related disorder following an exposure to one or more traumatic events while on duty. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who die or become disabled as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury in the line of duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-05-26
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening STEM Ecosystems Act

Bill: 117-s-3636
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Strengthening STEM Ecosystems Act

 
This bill authorizes the award of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) ecosystem grants. 
STEM ecosystem
 means a network, consortium, or multi-sector partnership that is united by a collective vision of supporting participation in STEM through the creation of accessible, inclusive STEM learning experiences and opportunities with a broad range of nonfederal partners, including pre-K through grade 12 schools.
 
The bill authorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to eligible entities to be used for activities that draw on the expertise of those entities to improve STEM learning, the STEM network or community of practice, and workforce development, including to share best practices. 
 
The bill states that the purpose of a grant is to leverage the expertise, depth of cross-sector partnerships, and equity focus of STEM ecosystems to enhance the value of STEM-intensive organizations in improving STEM learning to address immediate and long-term STEM workforce and economic needs in states and communities.
 
No fewer than 25% of grants awarded under this bill and 25% of the total amount awarded shall be made to eligible entities that serve jurisdictions that participate in the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Guarding Mental Health Act

Bill: 117-s-3637
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Guarding Mental Health Act 

 
This bill requires the U.S. Coast Guard to establish an interim behavioral health policy for its members that is equivalent to the behavioral health policy of the Department of Defense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep STEM Talent Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3638
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Keep STEM Talent Act of 2022 

 
This bill exempts certain aliens with advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field from direct limitations on the number of immigrant visas granted per year. Specifically, the alien must (1) have earned a master's level or higher degree in certain STEM fields while in the United States attending an accredited higher education institution, (2) be employed (or have a job offer) in a field related to the degree and earn at least the median wage for that occupation, and (3) meet certain labor certification requirements. 
 
The bill also allows an alien seeking a nonimmigrant F-1 (student) visa to obtain an advanced STEM degree to have dual intent. Specifically, such an alien may obtain the nonimmigrant visa or change nonimmigrant status even if the alien intends to seek lawful permanent resident status. (Generally, an alien may be denied a nonimmigrant visa if the alien actually intends to seek immigrant status, unless dual intent is allowed for that type of visa.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S648-649)
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Jumpstart on College Act

Bill: 117-s-3639
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Jumpstart on College Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to support early-college high schools and dual- or concurrent-enrollment programs. Specifically, ED must award grants to (1) institutions of higher education in partnership with one or more local educational agencies to assist them in establishing or supporting early-college high schools or dual- or concurrent-enrollment programs, and (2) states to assist them in supporting or establishing these schools or programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Belarus Aggression Accountability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3640
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-02-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Belarus
Collective security
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Foreign property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Multilateral development programs
Public contracts and procurement
Russia
Sanctions
Securities
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
Ukraine
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: 

Belarus Aggression Accountability Act of 2022

 
This bill imposes sanctions on individuals and entities in Belarus that provide support to acts of military aggression by Russia's government that violate Ukraine's sovereignty or territorial integrity.
 
The Department of State must periodically report to Congress an assessment of activities of the armed forces of Belarus that aid or assist such military aggression by Russia's government, as well as the identities of individuals and entities in Belarus that provide such aid. The President must impose property-blocking sanctions on at least five of the identified individuals and entities (and visa-blocking sanctions in the case of an individual).
 
The State Department report must also identify individuals and entities in Belarus that knowingly engage in a significant transaction with an individual or entity that is a part of the defense or intelligence sectors of Russia's government. The President may impose sanctions on such identified individuals and entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-02-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

Bill: 117-s-3641
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-14
text: 

Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

 
 This bill modifies various employment, leave, and pension rules with respect to part-time workers. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that employees work a minimum number of hours during the preceding 12-month period before becoming eligible for family and medical leave.
 
 The bill also sets the maximum length of service on which employers may condition the eligibility of part-time employees for a qualified pension plan (e.g., 401(k) retirement plan). Except as required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, such service requirement may be no longer than two consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service for part-time employees who have reached the age of 21 by the end of such period.
 
 The bill further prohibits employers of more than 15 employees from setting disparate terms of employment or working conditions for part-time employees, including with respect to compensation, notice of work hours, and promotion opportunities. Additionally, the bill requires such employers to offer available, qualified part-time employees additional work hours before hiring new employees for such hours. Among other enforcement methods, employers must maintain three years of records for offers of additional hours and employee responses to such offers. The bill also provides a private right of action for employees to enforce the nondiscrimination requirements of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Schedules That Work Act

Bill: 117-s-3642
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-02-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Child care and development
Civil actions and liability
Congressional agencies
Department of Labor
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Family relationships
Food industry and services
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Library of Congress
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Retail and wholesale trades
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-14
text: 

Schedules That Work Act
 

 This bill provides employees with the right to request changes to their work schedules related to the number of hours they are required to work or be on call, the location of the work, the amount of notification about work schedule assignments, and fluctuations in work hours. 
 
 Employers must negotiate in good faith with employees who make such requests and comply with certain work schedule notice and split shift pay requirements for retail, food service, cleaning, hospitality, or warehouse employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-14
text: Introduced in Senate