hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3564
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-02-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Military personnel and dependents
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: 

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2022

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, to be administered by the Small Business Administration.

action_date: 2022-05-25
text: 

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2022

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, to be administered by the Small Business Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Introduced in Senate
No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act

Bill: 117-s-3565
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Public contracts and procurement
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: 

No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to procure at-home COVID-19 tests that are imported from or manufactured (in whole or in part) in China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act

Bill: 117-s-3566
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-02-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: 

Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and modifies activities of the Department of Health and Human Services related to trauma care.
 
Specific changes include requiring the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to develop guidance for and otherwise support states (and consortia of states) to coordinate and improve emergency medical services and trauma care during declared emergencies.
 
The bill also expands eligibility for and revises (1) grants for improving emergency medical services and trauma care in rural areas, and (2) competitive grants for improving regional emergency medical and trauma systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S497-498)
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Introduced in Senate
No PLA LOOPHOLES Act

Bill: 117-s-3567
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: 

No People's Liberation Army in Logistical Operations and Other Pertinent Humanitarian Operations Leading to Endangered Security Act or the No PLA LOOPHOLES Act

 
This bill increases restrictions on military-to-military exchanges or contacts between the U.S. Armed Forces and the Chinese military. Specifically, the bill expands an existing prohibition on exchanges or contacts that include inappropriate exposure to
 advanced logistical operations
 to cover 
logistical operations
 instead. 
 
Additionally, the bill eliminates an exception to the prohibited exchanges or contacts in the case of search and rescue or humanitarian operations or exercises.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting the Use of Arrest Warrants for Identification at Security Checkpoints Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3568
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-02-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: 

Prohibiting the Use of Arrest Warrants for Identification at Security Checkpoints Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the use of warrants for the arrest, removal, or deportation of an alien as proof of identity at an airport security checkpoint unless the alien is being removed from the United States pursuant to immigration laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Introduced in Senate
HELP for Volunteers Act

Bill: 117-s-3569
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Help Expand Liability Protections for Volunteers Act or the HELP for Volunteers Act

 
This bill makes permanent liability protections for health care professionals who volunteer their services at community health centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S525)
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Cyber Ready Workforce Act

Bill: 117-s-3570
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Minority employment
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
Women's employment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Cyber Ready Workforce Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to workforce intermediaries (entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs and that may partner with a business or community-based organization, or specified other partners) to support the establishment, implementation, and expansion of such programs in cybersecurity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3571
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Licensing and registrations
Metals
Mining
Pollution liability
Soil pollution
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2022

 
This bill promotes the remediation of abandoned hardrock mine sites by Good Samaritans. A 
Good Samaritan
 means a person that is (1) not a past or current owner or operator of the abandoned site; (2) had no role in the creation of the historic mine residue; and (3) is not potentially liable under any law for the remediation, treatment, or control of the historic mine residue.
 
The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Good Samaritan pilot program. Under the program, the EPA may issue permits to allow Good Samaritans to remediate historic mine residue at abandoned hardrock mine sites without assuming liability under specified environmental laws for past, present, or future releases, threats of releases, or discharges of hazardous substances or other contaminants at or from the abandoned mine site.
 
In addition, the bill establishes a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund for land management agencies that authorize Good Samaritans to conduct remediation projects on federal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3572
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022

 
 This bill requires certain businesses that use automated decision systems to make critical decisions to study and report about the impact of those systems on consumers. Critical decisions include those that have a significant effect on a consumer's life such as the cost or availability of health care, housing, educational opportunities, or financial services.
 
 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in consultation with relevant stakeholders, must issue regulations to implement the bill. The bill provides for enforcement by the FTC and specified state officials.
 
 Further, the bill establishes a Bureau of Technology to advise the FTC about the technological aspects of its functions.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3573
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 
This bill requires the Department of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to rename its office in Washington, DC, the Taiwan Representative Office. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is unofficial, and TECRO is Taiwan's principal representative office in the United States.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the Lawrence M "Larry" Walsh Sr. Post Office.

Bill: 117-s-3574
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the Lawrence M "Larry" Walsh Sr. Post Office.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S525)
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop the Wait Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3575
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Stop the Wait Act of 2022

 
This bill allows individuals with disabilities to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the month they become eligible for the benefits. It also allows these individuals to immediately enroll in Medicare if they cannot afford minimum essential coverage. (Under current law, an individual must generally wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
ADAPT 2.0 Act

Bill: 117-s-3576
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies 2.0 Act or the ADAPT 2.0 Act

 
This bill allows applicants seeking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market a new drug to rely on investigations conducted in certain other countries and addresses related issues.
 
If an applicant seeks market approval for a new drug with an application that relies on at least one investigation that the applicant did not conduct and did not obtain approval to use, the applicant may rely on an investigation that was conducted in certain foreign countries if the drug in question has already been approved in that country. The investigation must have been conducted in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the European Union, a country in the European Economic Area, or another country that the FDA has found to meet certain requirements. 
 
The FDA must make a decision on such an application within 90 days of the application's filing. If the FDA does not take certain actions within that period, the application shall be considered approved. The FDA may require the applicant to conduct postapproval studies of the drug and to submit copies of all promotional materials. 
 
The bill also establishes an advisory committee to provide the FDA with recommendations as to each application that relies on a foreign investigation. The FDA must make available on its public website each decision on such an application, including the rationale for the decision and the advisory committee's recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
IOC Act

Bill: 117-s-3577
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: International organizations and cooperation
Olympic games
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Irresponsible Olympic Collaboration Act or the IOC Act

 
This bill eliminates the tax exemption for any organization or entity whose primary purpose is the promotion of international, multi-sport, athletic competitions, and that has gross receipts in in excess of $100 million for any of the 3 preceding taxable years (e.g., the International Olympic Committee).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3578
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 202

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 This bill requires businesses with annual revenue greater than $500 million to audit their supply chains for labor practices or human trafficking activities that violate specified national or international standards and report the results to the Department of Labor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the Embassy of France in Washington, DC, to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary contributions of Jean Monnet to restoring peace between European nations and establishing the European Union, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3579
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
European Union
France
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 
This bill authorizes the Embassy of France in the District of Columbia to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District to honor the contributions of Jean Monnet in restoring peace between European nations and establishing the European Union. 
 
The embassy shall be responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and the payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work. 
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work. 
 
The commemorative work shall be established in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Natural Immunity Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-3581
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Natural Immunity Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report within 30 days of the bill's enactment to Congress concerning natural immunity to COVID-19.
 
In particular, the report must compare certain outcomes for individuals who recovered from a COVID-19 infection without having received the vaccination and individuals who received the vaccination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Political CRIMES Act

Bill: 117-s-3582
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Political Corruption Review of Infractions for Misconduct by Executive Servants Act or the Political CRIMES Act

 
This bill addresses unlawful political activity by specified federal officials and revises the penalties for unlawful political activity by executive branch employees.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct a preliminary investigation when it receives information sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate whether the President, Vice President, or other senior officials violated laws regarding political activities between January 20, 2009, and January 21, 2021. If further investigation is warranted, DOJ must apply for the appointment of an independent counsel.
 
The bill limits the political activity of the President and Vice President while on federal property.
 
Additionally, the bill increases criminal penalties for Hatch Act violations. The Hatch Act prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government from engaging in some forms of political activity (e.g., advocating for or against a partisan political party while on duty). The purpose of the act is to maintain a federal workforce free from partisan political influence or coercion.
 
The bill establishes an Inspector General for the Office of Special Counsel.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on certain reimbursable political events held at the White House or on the White House grounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Outdoor Investment Act

Bill: 117-s-3583
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Rural Outdoor Investment Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to make grants to eligible recipients for outdoor recreation projects to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities.
 
Commerce shall develop a partnership agreement to provide for the development of, among other things, basic training, including in-person or modular training sessions, for small businesses and rural communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Countering Corporate Corruption in China Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3584
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: 

Countering Corporate Corruption in China Act of 2022 

 
This bill expands the activity prohibited under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) applicable to issuers of securities, domestic concerns, and others. (The FCPA generally prohibits bribes to foreign officials.) 
 
For example, the bill includes as prohibited corrupt practices 
 
 
certain activity supporting human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and members of other predominately Muslim ethnic groups; 
 
certain activity supporting censorship or human rights abuses by China with respect to individuals in Hong Kong; 
 
supporting certain territorial claims by China; 
 
political advocacy in favor of the Chinese Communist Party; and
 
investing in specified Chinese entities. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate