hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7989
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2022-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: 

Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022

 
This bill imposes requirements on manufacturers of infant formula and medical foods for individuals with inborn errors of metabolism.
 
A manufacturer of such a food must notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of any circumstance that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption of the U.S. supply of the food, including a discontinuance or interruption of manufacturing. The manufacturer must submit the notification at least six months prior to the cause of the disruption or, if that is not possible, as soon as practicable. The FDA must provide the Department of Agriculture and appropriate organizations information about the cause of the disruption.
 
The FDA must inform a person (an individual or entity) of their failure to comply with these notification requirements. If the failure continues for a certain time period, the person shall be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both. 
 
During a public health emergency, the FDA may impose additional conditions for such notifications and designate additional categories of food that are subject to the notification requirements.
 
The bill also requires each manufacturer of such a food to develop and maintain a redundancy risk management plan that identifies and evaluates risks for each manufacturing establishment for the food. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Homes Act

Bill: 117-hr-7990
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2022-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: 

Healthy Homes Act

 
This bill expands the low-income housing tax credit to include an additional credit amount for healthcare-oriented housing (e.g., low-income buildings that meet certain requirements, e.g., healthcare screening available on building premises, adequate space for physicians to conduct screenings, and telehealth capacity). 
 
The bill directs the Governmental Accountability Office to study the utilization of the low-income housing tax credit with respect to healthcare-oriented housing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
KREMLIN Act

Bill: 117-hr-7991
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2022-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alliances
Coal
Collective security
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Europe
Foreign and international corporations
International Affairs
Military operations and strategy
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Public contracts and procurement
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: 

Keeping Russia's Energy and Military Liable for Invading its Neighbors Act or the KREMLIN Act

 
This bill temporarily prohibits federal agencies from contracting with persons that have business operations with the government of Russia or with fossil fuel companies that operate there, with exceptions where necessary to provide humanitarian assistance or disaster relief or where vital to U.S. national security interests.
 
The bill terminates the prohibition when the President submits to specified congressional committees a written certification determining that Russia
 
 
 has reached an agreement relating to the withdrawal of Russian forces and cessation of military hostilities that is accepted by the Ukrainian government,
 
 poses no immediate military threat of aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member, and
 
 recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to independently and freely choose their own government.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Sustaining Our Democracy Act

Bill: 117-hr-7992
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2022-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: 

Sustaining Our Democracy Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funds through FY2032 for the State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund for purposes of promoting election activities.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program, through which the Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation (also established by this bill) shall make allocations to states for carrying out democracy promotion activities. These activities include improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access.
 
The bill requires each state, in order to receive allocated funds, to (1) submit a plan for approval that describes how the state will distribute resources and carry out democracy promotion activities, and (2) establish uniform and nondiscriminatory state-based administrative complaint procedures.
 
The bill prohibits states from using funds for certain activities, including any activity that diminishes the ability of any eligible voter to participate in the electoral process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7993
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses matters related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in certain federal programs serving older Americans, particularly by including an individual's LGBTQ status within the scope of the 
greatest social needs
 served by such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
PERFORMS Act

Bill: 117-hr-7994
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Providing Expanded Representation FOR Military families with Special Needs Act or the PERFORMS Act

 
This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Panel on Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs and provides for more transparency and accessibility of the panel's meetings and progress.
 
Specifically, the bill requires additional representatives to be added to the panel, including a representative from the Defense Health Agency.
 
In addition, the panel must ensure meetings or other proceedings are accessible to the public. Meeting announcements, minutes, representatives' names, and updates must be made available on a publicly accessible website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
GOLD CARD Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7995
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors Act of 2022 or the GOLD CARD Act of 2022

 
This bill exempts physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans with respect to specific items and services if at least 90% of the physician's requests for such items and services were approved during the previous plan year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-06-09
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: 2022-06-09
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: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Anti-Exploitation Act

Bill: 117-hr-7996
Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Anti-Exploitation Act

 
This bill prohibits the drawdown or sale of stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless authorized by Congress in response to a national emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Achieving Equity in the Treatment of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Act

Bill: 117-hr-7997
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Achieving Equity in the Treatment of Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Act

 
This bill temporarily establishes geographic adjustments for certain Medicare Advantage payment formulations, and specifies that a certain percentage of corresponding payment increases must be directed toward payments for basic benefits. It also requires U.S. territories to establish Medicare Savings Programs (currently optional in the territories).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act

Bill: 117-hr-7998
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act

 
This bill expands existing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses (e.g., such as torture or forced labor) against members of Muslim minority groups or other persons in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. 
 
Specifically, this bill requires sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly (1) provide material support to the parties subject to the existing sanctions for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, or (2) engage in a significant transaction relating to such human rights abuses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-06-09
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: 2022-06-09
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: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7999
Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the use of Department of Defense (DOD) funds to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Guantanamo to or within the United States or its territories or possessions. 
Individuals detained at Guantanamo
 means those detained as of October 1, 2009, who are not citizens of the United States or members of the U.S. Armed Forces and are in the custody or under the control of DOD or otherwise under detention. 
 
The bill also prohibits DOD funds from being used to construct or modify any facility in the United States or its territories or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purpose of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of DOD. This prohibition does not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8000
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment assistance, including by allowing states to retain a specified percentage of recovered funds and prohibiting the Department of Labor from allowing blanket waivers of overpayments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8001
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2022 

 
This bill requires financial institutions and agencies to take specified special measures regarding foreign financial activity if the Department of the Treasury concludes that the measures are necessary to address human rights violations. These measures are applied upon a finding that a jurisdiction (or a financial institution, transaction, or type of account involving a jurisdiction) is of primary humanitarian concern. 
 
The measures include additional recordkeeping and reporting of transactions, beneficial ownership information, and information relating to payable-through accounts and correspondent accounts. If Treasury finds a payable-through or correspondent account involves foreign human rights violations, then Treasury is allowed to prohibit or impose conditions on that account. 
 
The bill establishes additional due diligence requirements for financial institutions managing a bank account or a correspondent account of a foreign person. 
 
Finally, Treasury must determine if the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China qualifies as a jurisdiction subject to the additional measures established by the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Energy Independence Task Force Act

Bill: 117-hr-8002
Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
Government studies and investigations
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Energy Independence Task Force Act

 
This bill establishes the Task Force on Energy Independence in the executive branch. The task force shall examine whether Russia or its agents funded any activities by nongovernmental organizations which limited the ability of Western countries to achieve energy independence and made such countries more reliant on Russian energy exports. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8003
Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022

 
This bill permanently authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use specified funding to provide assistance to homeless veterans and veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Additionally, the VA may collaborate with one or more organizations to manage the use of VA land for homeless veterans for living and sleeping. (Under current law, similar authorities have been temporarily provided to the VA for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
America Works Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8004
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2022-06-09 in the House
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: 

America Works Act of 2022 

 
This bill reinstates and expands work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Introduced in House