hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9252
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2022-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: 
 
Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022 

 
This bill allows employees to transfer their retirement account upon terminating their employment to a similar account with a new employer. Specifically, it makes such transfers automatic, subject to the right of employees to opt out. It imposes certain requirements upon an automatic portability provider, including a requirement that the provider acknowledge its fiduciary status and provide a notice in advance to an employee whose retirement account is being transferred that contains a description of the automatic portability transaction and any fees charged in connection with the transaction. 
 
This bill also allows an eligible employer a $500 tax credit in the year that an automatic portability arrangement is adopted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Introduced in House
GORAC Act

Bill: 117-hr-9253
Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2022-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: 

Government Office Realignment And Closure Act of 2022 or the GORAC Act

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide for an independent evaluation of federal agencies and programs to identify duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions and provides for congressional consideration of legislation to implement recommendations from the evaluation.
 
Specifically, the GAO must (1) procure the services of a nonfederal auditor to evaluate each federal program carried out in the previous 20 years, make recommendations on federal agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated, and report on such recommendations; and (2) take steps to assure that any work performed by such auditor complies with standards established by the GAO for audits of federal establishments, programs, activities, and functions.
 
The GAO must provide for the relocation of federal employees whose positions are eliminated as a result of the implementation of recommendations included in the report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Introduced in House
HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9254
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2022-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Right of privacy
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: 

HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2022

 
This bill creates a position within the Department of Health and Human Services to support access to reproductive and sexual health services (including services relating to pregnancy and the termination of a pregnancy) that are evidence-based and medically accurate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

Bill: 117-hr-9255
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2022-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Charitable contributions
Department of Commerce
Indian social and development programs
International organizations and cooperation
Marine pollution
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: 

Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

 
This bill revises provisions governing the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and the Marine Debris Program.
 
Specifically, the bill allows the foundation to use appropriated funds for employee salaries for the two years following the bill's enactment. The bill also allows the foundation to locate its principal office outside of the District of Columbia and encourages the foundation to locate it in a coastal state.
 
In addition, the bill requires the foundation to develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes.
 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may enter into other agreements, outside of contracts, under the Marine Debris Program. NOAA may also make in-kind contributions for projects under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9256
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2022-10-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: 

U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act of 2022

 
This bill adds a requirement for the Department of Defense to report to Congress, as part of the U.S.-Israeli defense cooperation program to counter unmanned aerial systems, the status of U.S.-Israeli cooperation in counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities. The bill also adds a requirement to report an assessment of Iranian unmanned aerial system threats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed 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: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed 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: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9257
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2022-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: 

Rural Health Care Access Act of 

2022

 
This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare. 
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9258
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2022-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: 

Rural ER Access Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the main hospital or critical access hospital in order to receive provider-based status under Medicare (i.e., to be considered as hospital outpatient departments for purposes of Medicare payment).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-10-31
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: 2022-10-31
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: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act

Bill: 117-hr-9259
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2022-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: 

Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a pilot program in order to award grants to partnerships between postsecondary educational institutions and employers in critical infrastructure sectors for cybersecurity education programs.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act

Bill: 117-hr-9260
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2022-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: 

Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act

 
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for using the mail or interstate communication to intentionally assist another individual in taking that individual's own life. The bill imposes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both&#8212;for an offense results in death.
 
The bill provides that any action taken in accordance with state laws governing physician-assisted end of life shall not constitute an offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Exception for Certain Bars to Admissibility Relating to Previous Unlawful Entry as Children Act

Bill: 117-hr-9261
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

Exception for Certain Bars to Admissibility Relating to Previous Unlawful Entry as Children Act

 
This bill expands an exception to a provision that bars the admission of certain non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who unlawfully reenter (or attempt to unlawfully reenter) the United States after being ordered removed.
 
Currently, the bar to admission does not apply to such a non-U.S. national if the individual (1) last departed from the United States more than 10 years before the attempt to reenter the United States, and (2) has received consent from the Department of Homeland Security to reapply for admission. This bill adds another exception for individuals who last departed from the United States before becoming 11 years old.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
To make improvements to cybersecurity acquisition policies of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9262
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 
This bill requires the Defense Acquisition University of the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop training curricula related to software acquisitions and cybersecurity software or hardware acquisitions and offer the training to applicable DOD contracting officers and individuals with specified acquisition positions. Additionally, DOD must submit to Congress a plan to streamline approval processes related to information assurance and cybersecurity for software acquisitions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Expose BIDEN Act

Bill: 117-hr-9263
Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

Expose Biden's Inflation, Deficits, and Economic Neglect Act of 2022 or the Expose BIDEN Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to determine the impact on the U.S. economy of each major rule issued after 12 p.m. on January 20, 2021. Any major rule that is determined to increase inflation or cause a decline in the gross domestic product must be rescinded.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act

Bill: 117-hr-9264
Sponsor: Rep. Conway, Connie [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act

 
This bill makes changes with respect to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin areas of Yosemite National Park.
 
Specifically, the bill increases rent paid by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for the use of the park from $30,000 to $2 million per year. That amount shall be adjusted annually to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The commission may not recoup such sums from wholesale water or power customers. The bill allows collected rent to be used by the Department of the Interior for wildfire mitigation activities in the park and other national parks in California.
 
The bill requires the National Park Service to administer the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin areas for public recreation, benefit, and use in a manner that will preserve scenic, historic, scientific, or otherwise important features.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Victims of Open Borders Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9265
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

Justice for Victims of Open Borders Act of 2022

 
This bill requires a state crime victim compensation program, in order to be eligible for grants, to certify that it prioritizes making payments to victims of crimes committed by individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Community Finance Language Inclusion Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9266
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

Community Finance Language Inclusion Act of 2022 

 
This bill allows the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to provide outreach and resources for non-English speaking individuals or individuals with limited English proficiency. The fund provides monetary awards and technical assistance to qualifying financial institutions to increase access to capital in underserved communities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
100 Year Canister Life Act

Bill: 117-hr-9267
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

100 Year Canister Life Act

 
This bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue regulations that require casks used in dry storage systems for spent nuclear fuel to be capable of operating safely for at least 100 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9268
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
District of Columbia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Monuments and memorials
U.S. history
Voting rights
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

This bill authorizes the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9269
Sponsor: Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 
This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is aged, blind, or disabled for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
No Budget, No Fundraising Act

Bill: 117-hr-9270
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

No Budget, No Fundraising Act

 
This bill prohibits Members of Congress and national congressional campaign committees from soliciting federal campaign funds during a fiscal year until a balanced budget resolution is in effect and appropriations bills that are consistent with the budget resolutions are enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9271
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical research
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 

2022

 
This bill directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish and biennially update a list of all rehabilitation innovation centers. The bill defines 
rehabilitation innovation centers
 as rehabilitation facilities that (1) hold specified federal research and training designations for traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury research, and (2) serve at least a certain number of Medicare patients. The CMS may waive such criteria as it deems appropriate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-11-03
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: 2022-11-03
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: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act

Bill: 117-hr-9272
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2022-11-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: 

Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act 

 
This bill establishes within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a program to award allocations to state governments, local governments, and other entities for financial literacy programs. Programs eligible for awards may include education regarding credit, student loan debt, homeownership, investments, retirement, or tax planning. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-11-03
text: Introduced in House