hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1580
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain aliens from the United States while such an alien's application for admission is pending. 
 
Specifically, if an alien arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the alien is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that alien to that bordering foreign country while the alien's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an alien or return the alien to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1581
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Floods and storm protection
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Military facilities and property
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out a pilot program to make grants to local governments to (1) enhance the production of maps relating to urban flooding and associated property damage; and (2) increase the availability of such maps to homeowners, businesses, and localities to enable them to minimize urban flooding risk.
 
 The grants may only be made to local governments in urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000 or to stormwater management authorities in those localities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S2488-2490)
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1582
Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government liability
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Roads and highways
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Empowering Law Enforcement Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses issues relating to immigration enforcement. 
 
The bill declares that state and local law enforcement have inherent authority to investigate and arrest individuals to assist federal immigration enforcement. (Currently, state and local law enforcement may take certain immigration enforcement actions upon entering into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.)
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must reimburse state and local law enforcement for the costs of holding or transporting a detained alien. 
 
DHS may detain an alien beyond the removal period (generally the window in which DHS must remove an alien after a final order of removal) upon making certain certifications, such as a certification that the alien's release would threaten community safety. DHS may renew this certification every six months after giving the alien an opportunity to request reconsideration of the certification. An alien challenging such detention may only do so by filing an application for a writ of habeas corpus. 
 
Certain aliens subject to mandatory detention may be held without time limitation while removal proceedings are pending. 
 
DHS must detain an alien who is present in the United States without lawful status if the alien has been convicted for driving while intoxicated. 
 
DHS must establish a process to determine whether an alien not subject to mandatory detention and who has tried to comply with a removal order should be detained or released with conditions.
 
The Department of Justice must include information about immigration law violations in the National Crime Information Center database.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2490)
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-s-1583
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: California
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Lakes and rivers
Nevada
Water Resources Development
Water quality
Water resources funding
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through September 30, 2034, activities to restore Lake Tahoe and its surrounding basin. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake on the border of California and Nevada.

action_date: 2022-02-28
text: 

Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through September 30, 2034, activities to restore Lake Tahoe and its surrounding basin. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake on the border of California and Nevada.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-28
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
action_date: 2022-02-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-85.
action_date: 2022-02-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-85.
action_date: 2021-11-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Census FACTS Act

Bill: 117-s-1584
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Census and government statistics
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Natural disasters
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Census Federal Advisory Committee on Transparency and Standards Act or the Census FACTS Act

 
This bill establishes the 2020 Census Federal Advisory Committee on Transparency and Standards to review 2020 Census operations and decision-making in order to make policy and legislative recommendations, assess how decisions concerning the census affected the quality and accuracy of the enumeration of the people of the United States, and consider factors related to the census that may have dampened participation in self-response.
 
For purposes of adopting congressional district boundaries, the legislature of a state or any entity charged by a state with recommending or adopting such boundaries shall make its recommendations or determinations using total population data counting the whole number of persons in the state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

Bill: 117-s-1585
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Emergency communications systems
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students. 
 
If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on the cards phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental-health center or program.
 
If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on their websites.

action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students. 
 
If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on the cards phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental-health center or program.
 
If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on their websites.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2469-2470; text: CR S2470)
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S2469-2470; text: CR S2470)
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act

Bill: 117-s-1586
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act

 
This bill modifies the prior convictions that trigger a 15-year enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who commits a firearms offense after three or more such prior convictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Child Care Investment Act

Bill: 117-s-1587
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child care and development
Elementary and secondary education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Preschool education
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Small Business Child Care Investment Act

 
This bill deems certain nonprofit child care providers to be small business concerns so that they may participate in loan programs administered by the Small Business Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-04-27
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Captive Primate Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-1588
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Department of the Interior
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Captive Primate Safety Act

 
This bill limits the trade and possession of nonhuman primates. For example, the bill prohibits most individuals from owning a nonhuman primate as a pet.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
CARE for Kids Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1590
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Food assistance and relief
Indian social and development programs
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Caregivers, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Kids Act of 2021 or the
 
CARE for Kids Act of 20

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This bill extends eligibility for the National School Lunch Program and school breakfast program of the Department of Agriculture.
 
A local educational agency (including any school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education) may certify as eligible for free lunches or breakfasts the following:
 
 
 children whose placement with a caregiver was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a state plan or a tribal child welfare agency, without regard to whether the agency is responsible for the care and placement of the child;
 
children being raised by a relative who receives adoption or guardianship assistance; and
 
children of a family that lives in housing dedicated to low-income families with a caregiver who is a grandparent or another older person that cares for the child full-time or that receives housing or housing assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
 
 
The bill also extends eligibility for free or reduced-price school lunches for children who were determined to be eligible in the school year prior to placement with a grandparent or relative for the school year immediately following placement.
 
The bill provides children who receive medical assistance under the Medicaid program with direct certification for free lunches and breakfasts under the school lunch and breakfast programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
TRAP Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1591
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act of 2021 or the TRAP Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes requirements related to U.S. cooperation with International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) communications. 
 
No U.S. agency or department may arrest an individual based solely on an INTERPOL notice without (1) prior verification of the individual's eligibility for extradition, (2) a valid request for arrest from the requesting country, and (3) an arrest warrant. 
 
A U.S. agency or department may not use an INTERPOL communication from an INTERPOL member country as the sole basis for certain actions, such as detaining an individual or denying an individual a visa, without independent credible evidence supporting the communication. 
 
The bill requires reports on countries that abuse INTERPOL communications for political motives and other unlawful purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Legislative Performance Review Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1592
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Legislative Performance Review Act of 2021

 
This bill limits the duration of authorizations of appropriations, requires programs with expired authorizations to be terminated, and establishes reporting requirements. 
 
The bill prohibits Congress from considering legislation that (1) authorizes appropriations for more than four years, or (2) authorizes the enactment of an unlimited amount of appropriations for any purpose. 
 
If Congress determines that an authorization for more than four years is necessary to accomplish the purposes of an authorization, it may waive the time limit by considering a waiver resolution using expedited legislative procedures. 
 
Congressional committees that report legislation authorizing appropriations must include in committee reports (1) an analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of existing programs for which appropriations are authorized; and (2) specified details regarding the purpose and need for new programs for which appropriations are authorized. 
 
Federal agencies must implement a plan to phase out certain programs with expired authorizations. 
 
The bill establishes points of order against legislation that provides appropriations that are either unauthorized or are pursuant to authorizations that violate the time limits established by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1593
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Hospital care
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons.
 
Specifically, HRSA must study (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program accurately assesses adequacy of access to general surgeons, (2) whether another measure would be more accurate, and (3) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas. (The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to primary care, dental care, and mental health care providers who agree to work in areas that HRSA designates as having a shortage of those particular types of providers.)
 
HRSA must also publish data comparing the availability and need of general surgery services in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
 
On the basis of its study, HRSA may establish a methodology for designating general surgery shortage areas and make such designations. If any designations are made, HRSA must publish a list of general surgery shortage areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
DEA Enforcement and Authority Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1594
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

DEA Enforcement and Authority Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies enforcement authorities of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
 
First, the bill modifies the required elements of an order to show cause issued by the DEA before it denies, revokes, or suspends a registration due to a violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that an order to show cause must notify the registrant of the opportunity to submit a corrective action plan.
 
Second, the bill modifies the standard of review for an immediate suspension order. Currently, the DEA may immediately suspend the registration of a controlled substances manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser to prevent imminent danger to the public health or safety. This bill lowers the standard for determining imminent danger to the public health or safety&#8212;from substantial likelihood of an immediate threat of harm to probable cause that harm will occur.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Thin Blue Line Act

Bill: 117-s-1595
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2021-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: 

Thin Blue Line Act

 
This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate