hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4641
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2022 

 
This bill authorizes the use of certain foreign assistance funds to provide comprehensive reproductive health care services in developing countries, including abortion services, training, and equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act

Bill: 117-s-4642
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress a comprehensive southern border strategy. The strategy must include (1) an overview of current security risks along the southern border; and (2) an assessment of the barriers, technologies, and tools that are necessary to achieve and maintain situational awareness and operational control of the border. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Biometric Collection Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-4643
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Biometric Collection Improvement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) study and recommend ways to improve the collection of biometric information by state law enforcement agencies, and (2) award grants to help law enforcement agencies implement the recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Voice for Victims Act

Bill: 117-s-4644
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Voice for Victims Act

 
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reestablish the Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement Office, which shall provide services to the victims of crimes committed by removable non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law). 
 
(An office with a similar name, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, was launched in April 2017 and was shut down in June 2021.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

Bill: 117-s-4645
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Crimes against property
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

 
This bill addresses various issues related to border security. 
 
For example, the bill 
 
 
authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive reimbursement for the salaries of DHS employees providing training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units under an agreement with the Department of Defense; 
 
authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide air and marine support to foreign governments for certain operations, such as an operation to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States; and 
 
makes it a crime to destroy or significantly damage physical or electronic devices (e.g., fences or cameras) used by the federal government to control a U.S. international border with the intent to achieve certain goals relating to securing financial gain and breaking federal laws.


action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

Enhancing DHS Drug Seizures Act

 
This bill addresses various issues related to border security. 
 
For example, the bill 
 
 
authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive reimbursement for the salaries of DHS employees providing training to foreign-vetted law enforcement or national security units under an agreement with the Department of Defense; 
 
authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide air and marine support to foreign governments for certain operations, such as an operation to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States; and 
 
makes it a crime to destroy or significantly damage physical or electronic devices (e.g., fences or cameras) used by the federal government to control a U.S. international border with the intent to achieve certain goals relating to securing financial gain and breaking federal laws.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-221.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-221.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4646
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies policies and procedures related to the payment of benefits under certain life insurance programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
 
If a primary beneficiary has not made a claim for payment within one year (currently two years) after the death of the insured under the National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) program or the United States Government Life Insurance (USGLI) program, the VA is authorized to make payment to another designated beneficiary as if the primary beneficiary had predeceased the insured. If no designated beneficiary makes a claim within two years (currently four years) after the death of the insured, the VA is authorized to make a payment to a person the VA deems to be equitably entitled to such benefit.
 
The bill also modifies the beneficiary designation process under NSLI and USGLI. Specifically, if a person does not designate a beneficiary for insurance, or if the designated beneficiary predeceases the insured person, the VA must determine the beneficiary in a specified order of succession.
 
Additionally, the bill requires the VA to improve its processes and procedures with respect to identifying, locating, and disbursing undisbursed life insurance benefits to hard-to-find beneficiaries, including by improving its website search tools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Safeguarding Privacy in Your Car Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4647
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Safeguarding Privacy in Your Car Act of 2022

 
This bill repeals a provision relating to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration prescribing a federal motor vehicle safety standard that required certain passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Pacific Islands Embassies Act

Bill: 117-s-4648
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Pacific Islands Embassies Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish U.S. embassies in Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Tonga.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4649
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural trade
Aquaculture
Child health
Congressional oversight
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Forests, forestry, trees
Livestock
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Nutrition and diet
Rural conditions and development
Water quality
Women in business
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, a whole-of-government strategy to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition. The bill also modifies aspects of the strategy, such as requiring the strategy to seek to improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production. 
 
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities related to the Emergency Food Security Program, an international market-based assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act

Bill: 117-s-4650
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

 

U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act

 
This bill requires the President to appoint either the U.S. ambassador to a county that is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum or another qualified individual to serve as special envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the petroleum products not be exported to certain countries, to prohibit such sales to certain state-owned entities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-4651
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Oil and gas
Sanctions
Strategic materials and reserves
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 
This bill limits the sale and exportation of petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to require, as a condition of auction sales, that the petroleum products not be exported to countries that are designated as countries of particular concern for religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
 
In addition, the bill establishes limits on auction sales of petroleum products from the SPR to state-owned entities if DOE determines that, as of the dates of the auctions, there are bans on, or the imposition of sanctions by the United States with respect to, the purchase of crude oil from countries. Under such circumstances, state-owned entities must certify that they have not purchased petroleum products from countries subject to such bans or sanctions while the bans or sanctions were in effect in order to be able to bid in auctions. If DOE determines state-owned entities participating in the auctions have purchased crude oil from such countries while the bans or sanctions were in effect, then DOE may not sell petroleum products from the SPR to such entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4652
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the President to lend or lease defense articles to Taiwan for protection against potential Chinese military aggression and requires the President to establish expedited procedures for delivering loaned or leased defense articles to Taiwan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4653
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Assault and harassment offenses
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
China
Commuting
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Housing supply and affordability
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Internet, web applications, social media
Israel
Kiribati
Middle East
Military education and training
Minority employment
Postal service
Protection of officials
Public contracts and procurement
Sanctions
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Strategic materials and reserves
Terrorism
Tonga
Trade restrictions
Transportation costs
United Nations
User charges and fees
Vanuatu
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
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.

action_date: 2022-09-15
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: 2022-09-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-09-15
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-09-14
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

Bill: 117-s-4654
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Floods and storm protection
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

 
This bill authorizes the use of excess funds for management costs for certain disaster recovery projects.
 
Specifically, excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from incidents. Such funds may also be used to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident.

action_date: 2022-12-14
text: 

Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

 
This bill authorizes the use of excess funds for management costs for certain disaster recovery projects.
 
Specifically, excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from incidents. Such funds may also be used to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-258.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-258.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigations Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-s-4655
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Federal Bureau of Investigations Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

 
This bill allows whistleblowers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to appeal agency decisions regarding alleged reprisals to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Whistleblowers may also seek action directly from the board if the agency does not issue a decision within 180 days of receiving such an allegation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4656
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security
Government Operations and Politics
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to establish joint task forces. The bill also modifies various reporting and oversight requirements related to such joint task forces.

action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to establish joint task forces. The bill also modifies various reporting and oversight requirements related to such joint task forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 117-222.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 117-222.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Investor Justice Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4657
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Investor Justice Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes grants for investor advocacy clinics. To qualify, clinics associated with a law school or a tax-exempt organization must provide free legal representation to investors with securities arbitration and mediation claims pending before a registered national securities association.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Apprenticeship Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4658
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-07-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: 

Student Apprenticeship Act of 

2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to certain partnerships to enable the development and implementation of a postsecondary apprenticeship program.
 
An eligible partnership must consist of (1) at least one institution of higher education, (2) at least one individual employer, and (3) a workforce intermediary (an entity that demonstrates expertise in fostering partnerships in order to support postsecondary apprenticeship programs). Such partnership may also include other entities such as a state agency responsible for administering career and technical education, a labor organization, or an economic development agency.
 
A partnership that receives a grant must use the funds to develop and implement a postsecondary apprenticeship program in a high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sector or occupation. Additionally, an apprenticeship shall qualify as a work-study program through which a student apprentice is eligible for federal financial assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Introduced in Senate