hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Competitive Prices Act

Bill: 117-hr-8777
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Introduced: 2022-09-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: 

Competitive Prices Act

 
This bill makes a consciously parallel pricing coordination (i.e., a tacit agreement among two or more persons to raise, lower, change, maintain, or manipulate pricing for the purchase or sale of reasonably interchangeable products or services) a prohibited form of price fixing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: Introduced in House
Home Internet Accessibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-8778
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-06 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: 

Home Internet Accessibility Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on broadband internet capacity in housing that is supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Department of Agriculture. 
 
In its report, the GAO must identify such housing that lacks broadband capacity and estimate the costs and time frame necessary to provide broadband capacity in such housing. 
 
Additionally, HUD must develop a plan for retrofitting such housing to provide the capacity for broadband internet.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-06
text: Introduced in House
Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8779
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022

 
The bill requires the Department of State, in its biannual report on overseas capital construction projects, to explain when cost estimates exceed 15% of initial estimates, to explain when estimated project completion exceeds initial estimates by 180 days, and to list whether the State Department has any stop work orders on project components.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act

Bill: 117-hr-8780
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act or the EXCEL Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to use direct hire authority to appoint at least 31 candidates with China-related linguistic, cultural, or regional expertise to the competitive service. The bill requires the State Department to train employees on competition with China and establishes a China strategic advisory board. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the capacity of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support strategic competition with China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act

Bill: 117-hr-8781
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act

 
This bill directs the Postal Regulatory Commission to review and potentially modify the market-dominant ratemaking system rules in light of the USPS Fairness Act, which canceled unpaid U.S. Postal Service obligations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Our Homeland from Chinese Espionage Act

Bill: 117-hr-8782
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Protecting Our Homeland from Chinese Espionage Act

 
This bill requires Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractors to disclose relevant commercial ties with covered Chinese entities. DHS must terminate a contract with a contractor if, based on a disclosure required by this bill, DHS determines that continuation of the contract violates federal law or is not in the public's interest. 
 
The bill defines 
covered entity
 to include the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese military, and entities that have certain connections to China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8783
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles Act of 2022 or the Securing American ARMS Act of 2022

 
This bill provides that acquisition procedures other than competitive procedures may be used to (1) replenish United States stockpiles with like defense articles when stockpiles are diminished as a result of the response to an armed attack by a foreign adversary against a U.S. ally or partner, or (2) contract for the movement or delivery of defense articles transferred to such ally or partner through the President's drawdown authorities in connection with such response, provided that the United States is not a party to the hostilities. The head of the applicable agency must provide the congressional defense committees written notification of the use of such procedures within one week after such use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Commission on the American Workforce Act

Bill: 117-hr-8784
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Commission on the American Workforce Act

 
This bill establishes the American Workforce Commission to examine changes to the workforce during the preceding 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Lake Erie Water Quality Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-8785
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Lake Erie Water Quality Protection Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize implementation of dredged material management plans for federally authorized harbors in Ohio. Plans must limit open-lake disposal of dredged material and maximize its beneficial use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
National Land Bank Network Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8786
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

National Land Bank Network Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to contract with a nonprofit that has relevant expertise to establish a national network to support the formation and operation of land banks. Land banks are entities designated by one or more state or local governments to acquire, steward, and dispose of vacant, abandoned, or other problem properties in accordance with locally determined priorities and goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
ZZZ’s to A’s Act

Bill: 117-hr-8787
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

ZZZ's to A's Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to conduct a study that
 
 
examines the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance;
 
comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that relationship; 
 
compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and 
 
evaluates factors that contribute to, or affect, school start times. 

 
ED shall report its findings and recommendations to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8788
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Department of State Authorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes various activities of the Department of State through FY2023 and otherwise addresses matters related to the State Department.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Connecting Forever Families Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8789
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Connecting Forever Families Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes additional funding for the Court Improvement Program, which supports state courts' role in achieving stable, permanent homes for children in foster care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act

Bill: 117-hr-8790
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act

 
This bill establishes, within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), grant programs for health professional education and training. It also requires the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) to study the documentation requirements for cognitive services under Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers, including administrative and labor costs of such documentation.
 
For the first grant program, HHS must award matching grants to states for scholarships to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals. As a condition of receiving scholarships, recipients must agree to work in areas with shortages of health care providers for one year for each year they receive the scholarship.
 
For the second grant program, HHS must award grants to medical and other health professions schools to improve curricula for, and education and training on, certain priority competencies, such as patient-centered medical homes and chronic disease management. The Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry shall select these competencies annually.
 
For the last grant program, HHS may award grants to medical schools for primary care mentorship programs to support faculty who serve as mentors and encourage interest in primary care among students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-09
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: 2022-09-09
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: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8791
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for a special enrollment period for Medicare medical benefits for individuals who are enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage at the time they qualify for Medicare. The special enrollment period applies during each month of COBRA coverage and the three-month period after coverage ends; individuals may enroll during the special enrollment period once during their lifetime.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8792
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 202

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This bill prohibits deductibles for outpatient pediatric services under private health insurance, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and TRICARE.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Nationwide Right to Unionize Act

Bill: 117-hr-8793
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Nationwide Right To Unionize Act

 
This bill provides authorization for labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Miranda Rights Restoration Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8794
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Miranda Rights Restoration Act of 2022

 
This bill provides a private right of action for a violation of specified procedural rights related to custodial interrogation. It also provides individuals with a statutory right to sue and recover damages from federal officials for violations of their constitutional rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8795
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Judicial procedure and administration
Legislative rules and procedure
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prepare a minority impact assessment for each bill or joint resolution that establishes or modifies a crime, criminal penalties, or pretrial, sentencing, or probation procedures, or that could otherwise affect the number of people who are federally incarcerated, and that is under the jurisdiction of specified congressional subcommittees; GAO must also prepare assessments for similar proposed rules. Assessments must include information relating to the fiscal and demographic impact of proposed changes on prisons, prison populations, and the criminal justice system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Regulatory Accountability Act

Bill: 117-hr-8796
Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Competition and antitrust
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Consumer affairs
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices
Judicial review and appeals
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Regulatory Accountability Act 

 
This bill expands and provides statutory authority for notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives to a new rule.
 
For proposed major or high-impact rules that have a specified significant economic impact or adverse effect on the public health or safety, an agency must
 
 
publish notice of such rulemaking to invite interested parties to propose alternatives and ideas to accomplish the agency's objectives; 
 
allow persons interested in high-impact or certain major rules to petition for a public hearing with oral presentation, cross-examination, and the burden of proof on the proponent of the rule; 
 
adopt the rule that maximizes net benefits within the scope of the statutory provision authorizing the rule, unless the agency explains the costs and benefits that justify adopting an alternative rule and such rule is approved by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA); and 
 
publish a framework and metrics for measuring the ongoing effectiveness of the rule. 

 
Agencies must notify OIRA with certain information about a proposed rulemaking, including specified discussion and preliminary explanations concerning a major or high-impact rule. Further, OIRA must establish certain rulemaking guidelines.
 
Additionally, the bill (1) revises the scope of judicial review of agency actions, and (2) establishes requirements for agencies issuing guidance.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Caribbean Stakeholders Engagement Act

Bill: 117-hr-8797
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2022-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: 

Caribbean Stakeholders Engagement Act

 
This bill adds a requirement for the Department of the Treasury to consult with financial institutions and governments of the Caribbean region in developing a strategy to reduce financial services de-risking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-09-09
text: Introduced in House